Introduction
Region in Quebec, CanadaChaudière-AppalachesRegionMap of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec.Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W / 46.483; -70.617Country CanadaProvince QuebecGovernment • Table régionale des élus municipaux de la Chaudière-Appalaches (Regional conference of elected officers)Maurice Sénécal (President)Area • Land15,071.51 km2 (5,819.14 sq mi)Population (2021) • Total433,312 • Density28.8/km2 (75/sq mi)Websitewww.chaudiere-appalaches.gouv.qc.ca
Chaudière-Appalaches (French: [ʃodjɛʁ apalaʃ], 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 over 50% of sugar maples in Quebec, thus producing the most maple syrup in Canada as well as the World.
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). The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
Administrative divisions
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Regional county municipalities[edit]
Regional County Municipality (RCM)
PopulationCanada 2021 Census
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)
PopulationCanada 2021 Census
Land Area
Density(pop. per km2)
Seat of RCM
Lévis
149,683
448.07 km2 (173.00 sq mi)
334.1
Lévis
Major communities
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Beauceville
L'Islet
Lac-Etchemin
Lévis
Montmagny
Saint-Agapit
Saint-Anselme
Saint-Apollinaire
Saint-Georges
Saint-Henri
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Sainte-Marie
Thetford Mines
