Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°17′W / 46.700°N 71.283°W / 46.700; -71.283
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Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°17′W / 46.700°N 71.283°W / 46.700; -71.283[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1982[1]
DissolvedDecember 31, 2001
Government
 • TypePrefecture
Area
 • Total419 km2 (162 sq mi)
 • Land422.26 km2 (163.04 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total78,808
 • Density186.6/km2 (483/sq mi)
 • Change (1996–2001)
Increase4.2%
 • Dwellings
30,179
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code418

Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière was a former regional county municipality and census division in Quebec. It and Desjardins Regional County Municipality were formed from the division of Lévis County in the 1980s. It ceased to exist when most of it, along with most of Desjardins RCM, amalgamated into the expanded city of Lévis on January 1, 2002.

Subdivisions[edit]

Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM consisted of:

Dissolution[edit]

When Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM was dissolved, nearly all of its components amalgamated into the newly expanded Lévis:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141073". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "2001 Census profile: Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière".