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

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.

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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