Chaudière-Appalaches
Region in Quebec, Canada
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Chaudière-Appalaches (Quebec French: [ʃoˈd͡zjaɛ̯ʁ apaˈlaʃ]) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (French: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.
Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 420,082 residents (as of the Canada 2016 Census) and a land area of 15,083.25 square kilometres (5,823.68 sq mi).[1] The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
Administrative divisions
Regional county municipalities
Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population Canada 2016 Census[2] | Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) | Seat of RCM |
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Beauce-Centre | 19,125 | 840.10 km2 (324.36 sq mi) | 22.8 | Beauceville |
Beauce-Sartigan | 52,406 | 1,954.50 km2 (754.64 sq mi) | 26.8 | Saint-Georges |
Bellechasse | 37,233 | 1,751.06 km2 (676.09 sq mi) | 21.3 | Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse |
La Nouvelle-Beauce | 36,785 | 905.58 km2 (349.65 sq mi) | 40.6 | Sainte-Marie |
Les Appalaches | 42,346 | 1,912.49 km2 (738.42 sq mi) | 22.1 | Thetford Mines |
Les Etchemins | 16,536 | 1,810.05 km2 (698.86 sq mi) | 9.1 | Lac-Etchemin |
L'Islet | 17,798 | 2,100.02 km2 (810.82 sq mi) | 8.5 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli |
Lotbinière | 31,741 | 1,662.27 km2 (641.81 sq mi) | 19.1 | Sainte-Croix |
Montmagny | 22,698 | 1,698.13 km2 (655.65 sq mi) | 13.4 | Montmagny |
Equivalent territory
Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) | Population Canada 2016 Census[2] | Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) | Seat of RCM |
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Lévis | 143,414 | 449.05 km2 (173.38 sq mi) | 319.4 | Lévis |
Major communities
Landmarks
See: List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches
References
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Chaudière-Appalaches [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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