Chaudière-Appalaches




Region in Quebec, Canada





































Chaudière-Appalaches

Region

Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec.
Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W / 46.483; -70.617Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W / 46.483; -70.617
Country
 Canada
Province
 Quebec
Government
 • Regional conference of elected officers
Maurice Sénécal (President)
Area[1][2]
 • Land
15,080.30 km2 (5,822.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total
410,829
 • Density
27.2/km2 (70/sq mi)
Website
www.chaudiere-appalaches.gouv.qc.ca

Chaudière-Appalaches (French pronunciation: ​[ʃodjɛʁ apalaʃ]) 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 410,829 residents (as of the Canada 2011 Census) and a land area of 15,080.30 square kilometres (5,822.54 sq mi). The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.




Contents






  • 1 Subdivisions


    • 1.1 Regional County Municipalities


    • 1.2 Equivalent territory




  • 2 Major communities


  • 3 Landmarks


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Subdivisions



Regional County Municipalities









































































Regional County Municipality (RCM)
 Population
Canada 2011 Census[3]
 Land Area
 Density
(pop. per km2)
 Seat of RCM

Beauce-Sartigan
 50,962
 1,954.08 km2 (754.47 sq mi)
 26.1
Saint-Georges

Bellechasse
 35,318
 1,749.64 km2 (675.54 sq mi)
 20.2
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

La Nouvelle-Beauce
 35,107
 906.15 km2 (349.87 sq mi)
 38.7
Sainte-Marie

Les Appalaches
 43,120
 1,912.88 km2 (738.57 sq mi)
 22.5
Thetford Mines

Les Etchemins
 17,254
 1,810.33 km2 (698.97 sq mi)
 9.5
Lac-Etchemin

L'Islet
 18,517
 2,099.82 km2 (810.75 sq mi)
 8.8
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli

Lotbinière
 29,617
 1,661.99 km2 (641.70 sq mi)
 17.8
Sainte-Croix

Montmagny
 22,877
 1,697.28 km2 (655.32 sq mi)
 13.5
Montmagny

Robert-Cliche
 19,288
 838.81 km2 (323.87 sq mi)
 23.0
Beauceville


Equivalent territory

















Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE)
 Population
Canada 2011 Census[3]
 Land Area
 Density
(pop. per km2)
 Seat of RCM

Lévis
 138,769
 449.31 km2 (173.48 sq mi)
 308.8
Lévis


Major communities



  • Beauceville

  • Disraeli

  • Laurier-Station

  • Lévis

  • Montmagny

  • Saint-Apollinaire

  • Saint-Georges

  • Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce

  • Sainte-Marie

  • Saint-Pamphile

  • Thetford Mines



Landmarks


See: List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches



References





  1. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire


  2. ^ ab "(Code 2425) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ab "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 14 August 2013.




External links








  • Portail régional de la Chaudière-Appalaches Official website

  • Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches

  • CRÉ










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