Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality
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Beauce-Centre
Robert-Cliche (1982-2022) | |
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| Coordinates: 46°12′N 70°49′W / 46.200°N 70.817°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| Name change[2] | July 30, 2022 |
| County seat | Beauceville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jonathan V. Bolduc |
| Area | |
• Total | 844.80 km2 (326.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 839.60 km2 (324.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 19,253 |
| • Density | 22.9/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  0.7% |
| • Dwellings | 8,827 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Beauce-Centre is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Chaudière River, between La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality and Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality.
Established in 1982 as the successor to Beauce County under the name Robert-Cliche, Beauce-Centre is made up of ten municipalities and is mainly French-speaking. The territory is a mix of urban and rural. Beauceville, the county seat, is the most populated municipality.
It was originally named after Quebecois politician, writer, lawyer, and judge Robert Cliche. He was born in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, one of Beauce-Centre's municipalities. The regional county municipality's name was officially changed on 30 July 2022.[2]
Subdivisions
[edit]There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[3]
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Transportation
[edit]Access Routes
[edit]Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141042". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Gazette Officielle du Quebec: Partie 1 Avis Juridiques (Municipalité régionale de comté de Robert-Cliche)" (PDF). Bibliothèque nationale du Québec. July 30, 2022. p. 495. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 270". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Robert-Cliche, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère des Transports (30 May 2015). "Transports Québec : Québec 511 - Carte routière". gouv.qc.ca.
External links
[edit]- (in French) Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
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