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.

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.

Subdivisions
There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:


 * Municipalities (13)
 * Armagh
 * Beaumont
 * Honfleur
 * Saint-Anselme
 * Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
 * Saint-Gervais
 * Saint-Henri
 * Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
 * Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
 * Saint-Nérée-de-Bellechasse
 * Saint-Raphaël
 * Saint-Vallier
 * Sainte-Claire


 * Parishes (7)
 * La Durantaye
 * Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland
 * Saint-Damien-de-Buckland
 * Saint-Léon-de-Standon
 * Saint-Malachie
 * Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
 * Saint-Philémon

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

Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:


 * Autoroutes


 * Principal Highways


 * Secondary Highways


 * External Routes
 * None

Attractions

 * Beaumont Mill, 1821 (Beaumont)
 * Ferme Appalaches Safari Ranch (Saint-Lazare)
 * Gold Museum (Saint-Philémon)
 * Horse-drawn carriages Museum (Saint-Vallier)
 * Le Ricaneux Artisanal Wine (Saint-Charles)
 * Massif du Sud Ski Area (Saint-Philémon)
 * Notre-Dame-de-Perpetual-Secours Historical Centre (Saint-Damien-de-Buckland)

Protected Areas

 * Massif du Sud Regional Park
 * St-Vallier National Migratory Bird Sanctuary