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La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 46°27′N 71°02′W / 46.450°N 71.033°W / 46.450; -71.033
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La Nouvelle-Beauce
Regional county municipality
Nouvelle-Beauce landscape in Sainte-Marie and Saint-Elzéar.
Nouvelle-Beauce landscape in Sainte-Marie and Saint-Elzéar.
Location of La Nouvelle-Beauce
Coordinates: 46°27′N 71°02′W / 46.450°N 71.033°W / 46.450; -71.033[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSainte-Marie
Government
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 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectRichard Lehoux
Area
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 • Total911.80 km2 (352.05 sq mi)
 • Land905.58 km2 (349.65 sq mi)
Population
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 • Total36,785
 • Density40.6/km2 (105/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 4.8%
 • Dwellings
15,501
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.nouvellebeauce.com
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La Nouvelle-Beauce (New Beauce) is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, along the Chaudière River.

Established in 1982 as a successor to Dorchester County, La Nouvelle-Beauce is made of 11 municipalities and is mainly French-speaking (99.2% French-speaking in 2006) and rural. Sainte-Marie, the county seat, is the most populous municipality.

The name of La Nouvelle-Beauce reminds the one given to the area along the Chaudière River by the French authorities until the end of the French Regime in North America.

Subdivisions

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There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Transportation

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Access Routes

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141089". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 260". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Nouvelle-Beauce, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality (Code 2426) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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