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Encyclopedia > Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.

Contents
1 Communities
2 Attractions
3 Protected Areas
4 Highways
5 Demographics
6 Surrounding Counties

Communities

  • Municipalities
    • Armagh
    • Beaumont
    • Honfleur
    • Saint-Anselme
    • Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
    • Saint-Gervais
    • Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
    • Saint-Michel
    • Saint-Raphaël
    • Saint-Vallier
    • Sainte-Claire
  • Parishes
    • La Durantaye
    • Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland
    • Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
    • Saint-Léon-de-Standon
    • Saint-Malachie
    • Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
    • Saint-Nérée
    • Saint-Philémon

Attractions

  • Angile Vineyard (Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse)
  • Beaumont Mill, 1821 (Beaumont)
  • Ferme Appalaches Safari Ranch (Saint-Lazare)
  • Gold Museum (Saint-Philémon)
  • Horse-drawn carriages Museum (Saint-Vallier)
  • La Crapaudière Ski Area (Saint-Malachie)
  • 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

Highways

Highways in Bellechase include:

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

  • Population: 29,570
  • Population change (1996_2001): _0.4
  • Dwellings: 13,109
  • Area (sq. km): 1,626.67
  • Density (per sq. km.): 18.2
  • National rank in terms of population: 173
  • Provincial rank in terms of population: 61

Surrounding Counties



Chaudière_Appalaches (12)

Lévis City | L'Amiante | Beauce_Sartigan | Bellechasse | Les Etchemins | L'Islet | La Nouvelle_Beauce | Lotbinière | Montmagny | Robert_Cliche

Neighbouring regions: Bas-Saint-Laurent | Capitale-Nationale | Estrie | Centre-du-Québec

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Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (100 words)
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec.
Saint-Lazare was originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location to the rest of the county.
The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse electoral district.
Elections Canada | Federal Representation 2004 - Quebec (5061 words)
The municipalities of Charlemagne, L’Assomption and Saint-Sulpice were attached to the electoral district, while the municipalities of the RCM Montcalm were reintegrated into their RCM in the neighbouring electoral district of Montcalm.
This electoral district was modified by transferring the former municipalities of Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville and Saint-Rédempteur to the neighbouring electoral district of Lotbinière–Chutes-de-la-Chaudière.
The Municipality of Stoke that is part of the RCM Le Val-Saint-François, along with the former municipalities of Bromptonville, Rock Forest, Saint-Élie-d’Orford and Ascot Corner, merged with the new City of Sherbrooke, surround the electoral district of Sherbrooke.
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