Bellechasse Regional County Municipality

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Bellechasse Regional County Municipality (Template:IPA) is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.<ref name="mamrot">Template:Mamrot</ref>

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.Template:Citation needed The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:<ref name="mamrot"/>

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Municipalities (13)

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Parishes (7)

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Demographics

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Population: 37,233
Population change (2011-2016): +5.4
Dwellings: 17,740
Area (km²): 1,751.06
Population Density (per km².): 21.3

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:<ref>Official Transport Quebec Road Map</ref> Template:Col-begin Template:Col-4