Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Regional County Municipality
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.
Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière | |
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| Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°17′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1982[1] |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 419 km2 (162 sq mi) |
| • Land | 422.26 km2 (163.04 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 78,808 |
| • Density | 186.6/km2 (483/sq mi) |
| • Change (1996–2001) |  |
| • Dwellings | 30,179 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 |
Subdivisions
Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM consisted of:
- Charny
- Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon
- Saint-Jean-Chrysostome
- Saint-Nicolas
- Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
- Saint-Rédempteur
- Saint-Romuald
- Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville
Dissolution
When Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM was dissolved, nearly all of its components amalgamated into the newly expanded Lévis:
- Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Redempteur comprised the borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest.
- Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Romuald, and Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville comprised the borough of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est.
- Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon remained independent and joined La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality.
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