Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.[2]
Saint-Lazare was chosen as the county seat because of its central location. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, and Saint-Damien had wanted to be the county seat because of their larger population.[citation needed] The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.
Subdivisions
There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2016)[3]
- Population: 37,233
- Population change (2011-2016): +5.4
- Dwellings: 17,740
- Area (km²): 1,751.06
- Population Density (per km².): 21.3
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]
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)
Protected Areas
- Massif du Sud Regional Park
- St-Vallier National Migratory Bird Sanctuary
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141116". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c d "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 190". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bellechasse, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Bellechasse Regional County Municipality (Code 2419) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
