Chaudière-Appalaches
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Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (French: La Beauce; compare with Beauce (electoral district)). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.
Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 393,669 residents (2006 census) and a land area of 15,078.67 km² (5,821.91 sq mi). The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
[edit] Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities
- Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Independent City
- Lévis, Quebec
- Borough of Desjardins
- Borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est
- Borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest
[edit] Major communities
- Beauceville
- Disraeli
- Laurier-Station
- Lévis
- Montmagny
- Saint-Georges
- Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
- Sainte-Marie
- Saint-Pamphile
- Thetford Mines
[edit] External links
- Portail régional de la Chaudière-Appalaches Official website
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| Major cities | Montreal · Quebec · Laval · Gatineau · Longueuil · Sherbrooke · Saguenay · Lévis · Trois-Rivières |
| Regions | Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Bas-Saint-Laurent · Capitale-Nationale · Centre-du-Québec · Chaudière-Appalaches · Côte-Nord · Estrie · Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Laval · Lanaudière · Laurentides · Mauricie · Montérégie · Montréal · Nord-du-Québec · Outaouais · Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
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