Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃaʁl də bɛlʃas]) is a village with a population of 2,583 (2021 Census), established about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.30 square kilometres (36.02 sq mi) It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel (Cuisichef), BMR Avantis Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Aliments Breton, Unicoop and many small enterprises. It is also the home of the École secondaire Saint-Charles high school.

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
Municipality
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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[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	December 22, 1993
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pascal Rousseau
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	94.70 km2 (36.56 sq mi)
• Land	93.30 km2 (36.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	2,583
• Density	27.7/km2 (72/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	7.8%
• Dwellings	1,121
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 2T0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-218 R-279
Website	www.saint-charles.ca

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 part of lake Beaumont.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec^[4]

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	2,197	—
2001	2,237	+1.8%
2006	2,159	−3.5%
2011	2,246	+4.0%
2016	2,396	+6.7%
2021	2,583	+7.8%