Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃaʁl də bɛlʃas]) is a village with a population of 2,159 (2006 Census), established about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.12 square kilometres (35.95 sq mi) It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel (Cuisichef), Georges Laflamme Home Hardware, Aliments Breton, Unicoop and many small enterprises. It is also the home of the École secondaire Saint-Charles high school.
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse | |
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| Motto(s): Ce qui sera est déjà (French for "What will be is already") | |
 Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
  Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′N 70°57′W / 46.767°N 70.950°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | December 22, 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Lapierre |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.70 km2 (36.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 93.12 km2 (35.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 2,246 |
| • Density | 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  4.0% |
| • Dwellings | 968 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-218  R-279 |
| Website | www |
The Boyer River, CN Railway, road 218 and road 279 cross the municipality. There are two small lakes inside the municipality, lakes St.Charles and lake Beaumont.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 287213". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19097". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse (Code 2419097) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- (in French) Commission de la toponymie du Québec. Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse (Municipalité)
- (in French) Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse official website
- (in French) Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse local newspaper Au fil de La Boyer.
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