Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality Explained

Beauce-Centre
Other Name:Robert-Cliche (1982-2022)
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:46.2°N -119°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1, 1982
Established Title2:Name change
Established Date2:July 30, 2022
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Beauceville
Government Type:Prefecture
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:Jonathan V. Bolduc
Area Total Km2:844.80
Area Land Km2:839.60
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:19,253
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:22.9
Population Blank1 Title:Change
2016-2021
Population Blank1: 0.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:8,827
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:418 and 581

Beauce-Centre is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Chaudière River, between La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality and Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality.

Established in 1982 as the successor to Beauce County under the name Robert-Cliche, Beauce-Centre is made up of ten municipalities and is mainly French-speaking. The territory is a mix of urban and rural. Beauceville, the county seat, is the most populated municipality.

It was originally named after Quebecois politician, writer, lawyer, and judge Robert Cliche. He was born in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, one of Beauce-Centre's municipalities. The regional county municipality's name was officially changed on .[2]

Subdivisions

There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:

Cities & Towns (2)
Municipalities (4)
Parishes (3)
Villages (1)

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census: Robert-Cliche, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec ]. Statistics Canada . May 16, 2023.
  2. Web site: Gazette Officielle du Quebec: Partie 1 Avis Juridiques (Municipalité régionale de comté de Robert-Cliche) . Bibliothèque nationale du Québec . 495 . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022.
  3. Web site: Transports Québec : Québec 511 - Carte routière. Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère des Transports. 30 May 2015. gouv.qc.ca.