Region in Quebec, Canada
Chaudière-Appalaches (Quebec French: [ʃoˈd͡zjaɛ̯ʁ apaˈlaʃ]) 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 420,082 residents (as of the Canada 2016 Census) and a land area of 15,083.25 square kilometres (5,823.68 sq mi).[1] The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
Administrative divisions
Regional county municipalities
Regional County Municipality (RCM)
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Population Canada 2016 Census[2]
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Land Area
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Density (pop. per km2)
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Seat of RCM
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Beauce-Centre
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19,125
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840.10 km2 (324.36 sq mi)
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22.8
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Beauceville
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Beauce-Sartigan
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52,406
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1,954.50 km2 (754.64 sq mi)
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26.8
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Saint-Georges
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Bellechasse
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37,233
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1,751.06 km2 (676.09 sq mi)
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21.3
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Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
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La Nouvelle-Beauce
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36,785
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905.58 km2 (349.65 sq mi)
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40.6
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Sainte-Marie
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Les Appalaches
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42,346
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1,912.49 km2 (738.42 sq mi)
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22.1
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Thetford Mines
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Les Etchemins
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16,536
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1,810.05 km2 (698.86 sq mi)
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9.1
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Lac-Etchemin
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L'Islet
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17,798
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2,100.02 km2 (810.82 sq mi)
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8.5
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Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
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Lotbinière
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31,741
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1,662.27 km2 (641.81 sq mi)
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19.1
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Sainte-Croix
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Montmagny
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22,698
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1,698.13 km2 (655.65 sq mi)
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13.4
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Montmagny
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Equivalent territory
Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE)
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Population Canada 2016 Census[2]
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Land Area
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Density (pop. per km2)
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Seat of RCM
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Lévis
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143,414
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449.05 km2 (173.38 sq mi)
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319.4
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Lévis
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Major communities
Landmarks
See: List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches
References
External links