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Bellechasse Regional County Municipality

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Country
  
Canada

Effective
  
January 1, 1982

Area code(s)
  
418 and 581

Population
  
35,318 (2011)

Region
  
Chaudière-Appalaches

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Area
  
1,782 km²

Province
  
Québec

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County seat
  
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

Destinations
  
Parc régional du Massif‑du‑Sud, Beaumont - Quebec, Saint‑Philémon - Quebec, Armagh - Quebec, Saint‑Malachie - Quebec

Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.

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Map of Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, QC, Canada

Saint-Lazare was originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, Saint-Damien originally wanted to be the county seat because of their larger population. The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

  • Population: 29,570
  • Population change (1996-2001): -0.4
  • Dwellings: 13,109
  • Area (km²): 1,626.67
  • Density (per km².): 18.2
  • National rank in terms of population: 173
  • Provincial rank in terms of population: 61

    • Access Routes

    Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:

    Attractions

  • Beaumont Mill, 1821 (Beaumont)
  • Ferme Appalaches Safari Ranch (Saint-Lazare)
  • Gold Museum (Saint-Philémon)
  • Horse-drawn carriages Museum (Saint-Vallier)
  • Le Ricaneux Artisanal Wine (Saint-Charles)
  • Massif du Sud Ski Area (Saint-Philémon)
  • Notre-Dame-de-Perpetual-Secours Historical Centre (Saint-Damien-de-Buckland)

    • Protected Areas

  • Massif du Sud Regional Park
  • St-Vallier National Migratory Bird Sanctuary

    • References

    Bellechasse Regional County Municipality Wikipedia
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