Desjardins Regional County Municipality Explained

Desjardins
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:46.75°N -78°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1982
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:December 31, 2001
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Lévis
Government Type:Prefecture
Area Total Km2:255
Area Land Km2:256.44
Area Note:There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:51855
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:202.2
Population Blank1 Title:Change (1996–2001)
Population Blank1:1.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:22663
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:418

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

Subdivisions

Desjardins RCM consisted of:

Dissolution

When Desjardins RCM was dissolved, nearly all of its components amalgamated into the newly expanded Lévis:

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census profile: Desjardins.