Chaudière-Appalaches

Chaudière-Appalaches (French: [ʃodjɛʁ apalaʃ], Quebec French: [ʃoˈd͡zjaɛ̯ʁ apaˈlaʃ])^[2] is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (French: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains. Chaudière-Appalaches has over 50% of sugar maples in Quebec, thus producing the most maple syrup in Canada as well as the World.^[3]

Chaudière-Appalaches
Region
Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Government
• Table régionale des élus municipaux de la Chaudière-Appalaches (Regional conference of elected officers)	Maurice Sénécal (President)
Area [1]
• Land	15,071.51 km2 (5,819.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	433,312
• Density	28.8/km2 (75/sq mi)
Website	www.chaudiere-appalaches.gouv.qc.ca

Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 433,312 residents (as of the Canada 2021 Census) and a land area of 15,071.51 square kilometres (5,819.14 sq mi).^[1] The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.

Administrative divisions

Regional county municipalities

Regional County Municipality (RCM)	Population Canada 2021 Census[4]	Land Area	Density (pop. per km2)	Seat of RCM
Beauce-Centre	19,253	839.60 km2 (324.17 sq mi)	22.9	Beauceville
Beauce-Sartigan	53,384	1,952.73 km2 (753.95 sq mi)	27.3	Saint-Georges
Bellechasse	38,000	1,749.91 km2 (675.64 sq mi)	21.7	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
La Nouvelle-Beauce	37,988	905.33 km2 (349.55 sq mi)	42.0	Sainte-Marie
Les Appalaches	43,412	1,911.83 km2 (738.16 sq mi)	22.7	Thetford Mines
Les Etchemins	16,927	1,809.61 km2 (698.69 sq mi)	9.4	Lac-Etchemin
L'Islet	17,598	2,097.09 km2 (809.69 sq mi)	8.4	Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Lotbinière	34,586	1,662.26 km2 (641.80 sq mi)	20.8	Sainte-Croix
Montmagny	22,481	1,695.09 km2 (654.48 sq mi)	13.3	Montmagny

Equivalent territory

Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE)	Population Canada 2021 Census[4]	Land Area	Density (pop. per km2)	Seat of RCM
Lévis	149,683	448.07 km2 (173.00 sq mi)	334.1	Lévis

Major communities

• Beauceville
• L'Islet
• Lac-Etchemin
• Lévis
• Montmagny
• Saint-Agapit
• Saint-Anselme

• Saint-Apollinaire
• Saint-Georges
• Saint-Henri
• Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
• Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
• Sainte-Marie
• Thetford Mines

Landmarks

See: List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches