Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
| Bellechasse | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 46°44′N 70°43′W / 46.733°N 70.717°WCoordinates: 46°44′N 70°43′W / 46.733°N 70.717°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Hervé Blais |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,781.50 km2 (687.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,749.64 km2 (675.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 35,318 |
| • Density | 20.2/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 6.0% |
| • Dwellings | 16,712 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
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 originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, Saint-Damien originally wanted to be the county seat because of their larger population. The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.
There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:
(Statistics Canada, 2001)
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
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