Chaudière-Appalaches

Chaudière-Appalaches
Region
Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°WCoordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Government
• Regional conference of elected officers	Maurice Sénécal (President)
Area[1][2]
• Land	15,080.30 km^2 (5,822.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	410,829
• Density	27.2/km^2 (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.

Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities

Regional County Municipality (RCM)	Population Canada 2011 Census[3]	Land Area	Density (pop. per km^2)	Seat of RCM
Beauce-Sartigan	50,962	1,954.08 km^2 (754.47 sq mi)	26.1	Saint-Georges
Bellechasse	35,318	1,749.64 km^2 (675.54 sq mi)	20.2	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
La Nouvelle-Beauce	35,107	906.15 km^2 (349.87 sq mi)	38.7	Sainte-Marie
Les Appalaches	43,120	1,912.88 km^2 (738.57 sq mi)	22.5	Thetford Mines
Les Etchemins	17,254	1,810.33 km^2 (698.97 sq mi)	9.5	Lac-Etchemin
L'Islet	18,517	2,099.82 km^2 (810.75 sq mi)	8.8	Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Lotbinière	29,617	1,661.99 km^2 (641.70 sq mi)	17.8	Sainte-Croix
Montmagny	22,877	1,697.28 km^2 (655.32 sq mi)	13.5	Montmagny
Robert-Cliche	19,288	838.81 km^2 (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 km^2)	Seat of RCM
Lévis	138,769	449.31 km^2 (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. "(Code 2425) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
3. "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