Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
Municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°46′N 70°57′W / 46.767°N 70.950°WCoordinates: 46°46′N 70°57′W / 46.767°N 70.950°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	December 22, 1993
Government[2]
• Mayor	Martin Lapierre
• Federal riding	Lévis—Bellechasse
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
• Total	94.70 km^2 (36.56 sq mi)
• Land	93.12 km^2 (35.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,246
• Density	24.1/km^2 (62/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.0%
• Dwellings	968
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0R 2T0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 218 Route 279
Website	www.saint-charles.ca

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse is a village with a population of 2,159 (2006 Census), established about 20 km southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.12 km². It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel (Cuisichef), Georges Laflamme Home Hardware, Aliments Breton, Unicoop and many small enterprises. It is also the home of the École secondaire Saint-Charles high school.

The Boyer River, CN Railway, road 218 and road 279 cross the municipality. There are two small lakes inside the municipality, lakes St.Charles and lake Beaumont.

Saint-Charles Church

References

1. Reference number 287213 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 19097 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2419097) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• (French) Commission de la toponymie du Québec. Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse (Municipalité)
• (French) Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse official website
• (French) [http://laboyer.com/ Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse local newspaper Au fil de La Boyer.