Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches | |
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 Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Government | |
| • Table régionale des élus municipaux de la Chaudière-Appalaches (Regional conference of elected officers) | Maurice Sénécal (President) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 15,071.51 km2 (5,819.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 433,312 |
| • Density | 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Chaudière-Appalaches (French: [ʃodjɛʁ apalaʃ], Quebec French: [ʃoˈd͡zjaɛ̯ʁ apaˈlaʃ])[2] 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 over 50% of sugar maples in Quebec, thus producing the most maple syrup in Canada as well as the World.[3]
Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 433,312 residents (as of the Canada 2021 Census) and a land area of 15,071.51 square kilometres (5,819.14 sq mi).[1] The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Regional county municipalities
[edit]| Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population Canada 2021 Census[4] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of RCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauce-Centre | 19,253 | 839.60 km2 (324.17 sq mi) | 22.9 | Beauceville |
| Beauce-Sartigan | 53,384 | 1,952.73 km2 (753.95 sq mi) | 27.3 | Saint-Georges |
| Bellechasse | 38,000 | 1,749.91 km2 (675.64 sq mi) | 21.7 | Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse |
| La Nouvelle-Beauce | 37,988 | 905.33 km2 (349.55 sq mi) | 42.0 | Sainte-Marie |
| Les Appalaches | 43,412 | 1,911.83 km2 (738.16 sq mi) | 22.7 | Thetford Mines |
| Les Etchemins | 16,927 | 1,809.61 km2 (698.69 sq mi) | 9.4 | Lac-Etchemin |
| L'Islet | 17,598 | 2,097.09 km2 (809.69 sq mi) | 8.4 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli |
| Lotbinière | 34,586 | 1,662.26 km2 (641.80 sq mi) | 20.8 | Sainte-Croix |
| Montmagny | 22,481 | 1,695.09 km2 (654.48 sq mi) | 13.3 | Montmagny |
Equivalent territory
[edit]| Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) | Population Canada 2021 Census[4] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of RCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lévis | 149,683 | 448.07 km2 (173.00 sq mi) | 334.1 | Lévis |
Major communities
[edit]Landmarks
[edit]See: List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census Chaudière-Appalaches [Economic region], Quebec". November 15, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
- ^ "Vivez la Chaudière-Appalaches". YouTube. 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Québec's 12 Major Maple-Producing Regions".
- ^ a b "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
External links
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