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Bellechasse
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 46°44′N 70°43′W / 46.733°N 70.717°W / 46.733; -70.717
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
Government
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Hervé Blais
Area
• Total	1,781.50 km (687.84 sq mi)
• Land	1,751.06 km (676.09 sq mi)
Population
• Total	37,233
• Density	21.3/km (55/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	5.4%
• Dwellings	17,740
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	418 and 581
Website	www.mrcbellechasse.qc.ca

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 chosen as the county seat. Because of its central location. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, and Saint-Damien had wanted to be, the county seat because of their larger population. The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.

Subdivisions※

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics※

(Statistics Canada, 2016)

• Population: 37,233
• Population change (2011-2016): +5.4
• Dwellings: 17,740
• Area (km²): 1,751.06
• Population Density (per km².): 21.3

Transportation※

Access Routes※

Highways and "numbered routes that run through the municipality," including external routes that start or finish at the county border:

Attractions※

• Beaumont Mill, 1821 (Beaumont)
• Ferme Appalaches Safari Ranch (Saint-Lazare)
• Gold Museum (Saint-Philémon)
• Horse-drawn carriages Museum (Saint-Vallier)
• Le Ricaneux Artisanal Wine (Saint-Charles)
• Massif du Sud Ski Area (Saint-Philémon)
• Notre-Dame-de-Perpetual-Secours Historical Centre (Saint-Damien-de-Buckland)

Protected Areas※

• Massif du Sud Regional Park
• St-Vallier National Migratory Bird Sanctuary

See also※

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
• Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Bellechasse

References※