Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Regional County Municipality explained

Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:46.7°N -88°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
Government Type:Prefecture
Area Total Km2:419
Area Land Km2:422.26
Area Note:There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:78808
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:186.6
Population Blank1 Title:Change (1996–2001)
Population Blank1:4.2%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:30179
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:418

Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière was a 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

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

Dissolution

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census profile: Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière.