Chaudière-Appalaches facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches
Country	Canada Canada
Province	Quebec
Population  (2006)
• Total	393,669

Chaudière-Appalaches is region of Quebec, Canada. It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.

According to the Canadian 2006 census 393,669 people live in Chaudière-Appalaches. It also has an area of 15,078.67 square kilometres (5,821.91 sq mi). Its main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.

Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities

• Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
• Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
• La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality
• Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
• Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality
• L'Islet Regional County Municipality
• Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
• Montmagny Regional County Municipality
• Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality

Independent City

• Lévis
  • Borough of Desjardins
  • Borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est
  • Borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest

Major communities

• Beauceville
• Disraeli
• Laurier-Station
• Lévis
• Montmagny
• Saint-Apollinaire
• Saint-Georges
• Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
• Sainte-Marie
• Saint-Pamphile
• Thetford Mines

See also

In Spanish: Chaudière-Appalaches para niños