Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse. Saint-Lazare was originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location to the rest of the county. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, Saint-Damien originally wanted to be the county seat because of their larger population. The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse electoral district.

Communities

*Municipalities
**Armagh
**Beaumont
**Honfleur
**Saint-Anselme
**Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
**Saint-Gervais
**Saint-Henri
**Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
**Saint-Michel
**Saint-Raphaël
**Saint-Vallier
**Sainte-Claire

*Parishes
**La Durantaye
**Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland
**Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
**Saint-Léon-de-Standon
**Saint-Malachie
**Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
**Saint-Nérée
**Saint-Philémon

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

Highways

Principal Highways in Bellechasse:
*Autoroute 20 (Trans-Canada Highway)
*Route 132
*Route 173Secondary Highways:
*Route 216
*Route 218
*Route 228
*Route 275
*Route 277
*Route 279
*Route 281

Demographics

"(Statistics Canada, 2001)"
*Population: 29,570
*Population change (1996-2001): -0.4
*Dwellings: 13,109
*Area (km²): 1,626.67
*Density (per km².): 18.2
*National rank in terms of population: 173
*Provincial rank in terms of population: 61

urrounding Counties

*Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec
*Levis, Quebec
*L'Île-d'Orleans Regional County Municipality, Quebec


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