Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse. Saint-Lazare was originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location to the rest of the county. 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 electoral district.

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

[edit] Communities

• Municipalities
  • Armagh
  • Beaumont
  • Honfleur
  • Saint-Anselme
  • Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
  • Saint-Gervais
  • Saint-Henri
  • 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Protected Areas

• Massif du Sud Regional Park
• St-Vallier National Migratory Bird Sanctuary

[edit] Highways

Principal Highways in Bellechasse:

• Autoroute 20 (Trans-Canada Highway)
• Quebec Route 132
• Quebec Route 173

Secondary Highways:

• Quebec route 216
• Quebec route 218
• Quebec route 228
• Quebec route 275
• Quebec route 277
• Quebec route 279
• Quebec route 281

[edit] 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

[edit] Surrounding Counties

• Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Levis, Quebec
• L'Île-d'Orleans Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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