Chaudière-Appalaches
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Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
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. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" ' onMouseout='HidePop("64267")' href="/topics/Beauce_(electoral_district)">the electoral district of Beauce
Beauce (electoral district)
Beauce is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. In 2006, it had a population of 103,617 people, of whom 82,123 were eligible voters.-Geography:...

). It is named for the Chaudière River
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River is a long river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Megantic in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City...

 and the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...

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Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 393,669 residents (2006 census
Statistics Canada
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) and a land area of 15078.67 square kilometres (5,821.9 sq mi). The main cities are Lévis
Lévis, Quebec
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...

, Saint-Georges
Saint-Georges, Quebec
Saint-Georges is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 30,113 as of 2009. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est and heads south to the border with Maine, USA...

, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie, Quebec
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 and Montmagny
Montmagny, Quebec
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Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities
  • Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
    Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    Beauce-Sartigan is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the Chaudière River, in Chaudière-Appalaches. It shares its eastern border with Maine, United States. The county seat is Saint-Georges....

  • Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
    Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse. Saint-Lazare was originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location to the rest of the county...

  • La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality
    La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    La Nouvelle-Beauce is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, in Chaudière-Appalaches, along the Chaudière River....

  • Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
  • Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality
    Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Created in 1982, it is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the...

  • L'Islet Regional County Municipality
    L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    L'Islet is a Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec in Canada.The county seat is Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:*Population: 19,368*% Change : −2.3*Dwellings: 8,944...

  • Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
    Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    Lotbinière is a Regional County Municipality in central Quebec, Canada in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2001 Census, the RCM had a population of 26,851, a decrease of 0.3% since 1996. Its seat is in...

  • Montmagny Regional County Municipality
    Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    Montmagny is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. Montmagny is the seat.This area was named after Charles de Montmagny, the second governor of New France.According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:*Population: 23,438...

  • Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
    Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Quebec
    Robert-Cliche is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the Chaudière River, in Chaudière-Appalaches, between La Nouvelle-Beauce and Beauce-Sartigan....



Independent City
  • Lévis
    Lévis, Quebec
    Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...

    • Borough of Desjardins
    • Borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est
    • Borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest

Major communities

  • Beauceville
    Beauceville, Quebec
    Beauceville is a city in and the seat of the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,226 as of the Canada 2006 Census....

  • Disraeli
    Disraeli, Quebec (city)
    The city of Disraeli is located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,570 as of 2009...

  • Laurier-Station
    Laurier-Station, Quebec
    Laurier-Station is a village in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,444 as of 2009. It is named after its train station, Laurier, itself in honour of prime minister Wilfrid Laurier.- References :**...

  • Lévis
    Lévis, Quebec
    Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...

  • Montmagny
    Montmagny, Quebec
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  • Saint-Apollinaire
    Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec
    Saint-Apollinaire is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,587 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Apollinaris ....

  • Saint-Georges
    Saint-Georges, Quebec
    Saint-Georges is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 30,113 as of 2009. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est and heads south to the border with Maine, USA...

  • Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
    Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
    Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,490 as of 2009....

  • Sainte-Marie
    Sainte-Marie, Quebec
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  • Saint-Pamphile
    Saint-Pamphile, Quebec
    Saint-Pamphile is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative district. While the official municipal territory ends at the US-Canada border located at the eastern end of town, there is a tiny hamlet located...

  • Thetford Mines

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