- Source: Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.
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. The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.
Subdivisions
There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:
Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2016)
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:
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
List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bellechasse
References
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- Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
- Bellechasse
- Desjardins Regional County Municipality
- Montmagny Regional County Municipality
- Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec
- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
- L'Islet Regional County Municipality
- Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality
- Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
- Sainte-Claire, Quebec
