Chaudière-Appalaches | |
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 Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec. | |
| Coordinates:46°29′N70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W /46.483; -70.617 | |
| 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:[ʃodjɛʁapalaʃ],Quebec French:[ʃoˈd͡zjaɛ̯ʁapaˈlaʃ])[2] is an administrative region inQuebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (French:La Beauce; compare withthe electoral district of Beauce). It is named for theChaudière River and theAppalachian Mountains. Chaudière-Appalaches has over 50% ofsugar 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 theCanada 2021 Census) and a land area of 15,071.51 square kilometres (5,819.14 sq mi).[1] The main cities areLévis,Saint-Georges,Thetford Mines,Sainte-Marie andMontmagny.
| Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population Canada 2021 Census[4] | Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) | Seat of RCM |
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| 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 |
| Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) | Population Canada 2021 Census[4] | Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) | Seat of RCM |
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| Lévis | 149,683 | 448.07 km2 (173.00 sq mi) | 334.1 | Lévis |
See:List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches
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