Chaudière-Appalaches (, ) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains. Chaudière-Appalaches has over 50% of sugar maples in Quebec, thus producing the most maple syrup in Canada as well as the World.
Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 433,312 residents (as of the Canada 2021 Census) and a land area of . The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities Regional County Municipality (RCM) PopulationCanada 2021 Census Land Area Density(pop. per km) Seat of RCMBeauce-Centre19,25322.9Beauceville Beauce-Sartigan 53,384 27.3 Saint-Georges Bellechasse 38,000 21.7 Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse La Nouvelle-Beauce 37,988 42.0 Sainte-Marie Les Appalaches 43,412 22.7 Thetford Mines Les Etchemins 16,927 9.4 Lac-Etchemin L'Islet 17,598 8.4 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Lotbinière 34,586 20.8 Sainte-Croix Montmagny 22,481 13.3 Montmagny
Equivalent territory Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) PopulationCanada 2021 Census Land Area Density(pop. per km) Seat of RCM Lévis 149,683 334.1 Lévis
Major communities Beauceville L'Islet Lac-Etchemin Lévis Montmagny Saint-Agapit Saint-AnselmeSaint-Apollinaire Saint-Georges Saint-Henri Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon Sainte-Marie Thetford Mines
Landmarks See: List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches
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Portail régional de la Chaudière-Appalaches