Bellechasse Regional County Municipality

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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°44′N 70°43′W / 46.733°N 70.717°W / 46.733; -70.717^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesEffectiveJanuary 1, 1982County seatSaint-Lazare-de-BellechasseGovernment

^[2]

• TypePrefecture • PrefectHervé BlaisArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total1,781.50 km² (687.84 sq mi) • Land1,751.06 km² (676.09 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total37,233 • Density21.3/km² (55/sq mi) • Change
2011-2016

5.4% • Dwellings

17,740Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Area codes418 and 581Websitewww.mrcbellechasse.qc.ca^[4]

Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.^[2]

Saint-Lazare was chosen as the county seat because of its central location. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, and Saint-Damien had wanted to be the county seat because of their larger population.^{[citation needed]} The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:^[2]

Municipalities (13)

Parishes (7)

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2016)^[3]

Population: 37,233
Population change (2011-2016): +5.4
Dwellings: 17,740
Area (km²): 1,751.06
Population Density (per km².): 21.3

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[5]

Autoroutes
- A-20 (TCH)

Principal Highways
- R-132
- R-173

Secondary Highways
- R-216
- R-218
- R-228
- R-275
- R-277
- R-279
- R-281

External Routes
- None

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

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141116". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 190". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bellechasse, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
^ "Bellechasse Regional County Municipality (Code 2419) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map