Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec explained

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:120x100px
Motto:Ce qui sera est déjà
(French for "What will be is already")
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates:46.7667°N -127°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Bellechasse
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:December 22, 1993
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Martin Lapierre
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Lévis—Bellechasse
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Bellechasse
Area Total Km2:94.70
Area Land Km2:93.12
Population Total:2246
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:24.1
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 4.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:968
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0R 2T0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways
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Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse is a village with a population of 2,159 (2006 Census), established about 20 km southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.12 km2. It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel (Cuisichef), Georges Laflamme Home Hardware, Aliments Breton, Unicoop and many small enterprises. It is also the home of the École secondaire Saint-Charles high school.

The Boyer River, CN Railway, road 218 and road 279 cross the municipality. There are two small lakes inside the municipality, lakes St.Charles and lake Beaumont.

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| Northeast = Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse | East = La Durantaye | Southeast = | South = Saint-Gervais | Southwest = Saint-Henri | West = Lévis | Northwest = }}