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.
Bellechasse | |
|---|---|
Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 70°43′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Hervé Blais |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,781.50 km2 (687.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,751.06 km2 (676.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 37,233 |
| • Density | 21.3/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 5.4% |
| • Dwellings | 17,740 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
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.
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