Chaudière-Appalaches
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[[Image:Chaudière-Appalaches.png|thumb|Map of Quebec showing Chaudière-Appalaches in red]]
'''Chaudière-Appalaches''' is an administrative region in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "[[Beauce (Quebec)|Beauce]]" ([[French language|French]]: ''La Beauce''; compare with [[Beauce (electoral district)]]). It is named for the [[Chaudière River]] and the [[Appalachian Mountains]].
Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 393,669 residents ([[Statistics Canada|2006 census]]) and a land area of 15,078.67 km² (5,821.91 sq mi). The main cities are [[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]], [[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]], [[Thetford Mines, Quebec|Thetford Mines]], [[Sainte-Marie, Quebec|Sainte-Marie]] and [[Montmagny, Quebec|Montmagny]].
== Subdivisions ==
'''Regional County Municipalities'''
* [[Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[L'Islet Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
* [[Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Quebec]]
'''Independent City'''
* [[Lévis, Quebec]]
** Borough of [[Desjardins, Quebec|Desjardins]]
** Borough of [[Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est, Quebec|Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est]]
** Borough of [[Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest, Quebec|Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest]]
==Major communities==
*[[Beauceville, Quebec|Beauceville]]
*[[Disraeli, Quebec|Disraeli]]
*[[Laurier-Station, Quebec|Laurier-Station]]
*[[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]]
*[[Montmagny, Quebec|Montmagny]]
*[[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]]
*[[Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec|Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce]]
*[[Sainte-Marie, Quebec|Sainte-Marie]]
*[[Saint-Pamphile, Quebec|Saint-Pamphile]]
*[[Thetford Mines, Quebec|Thetford Mines]]
==External links==
*[http://www.chaudiere-appalaches.gouv.qc.ca/ Portail régional de la Chaudière-Appalaches] Official website
{{Administrative divisions of Quebec region|Chaudière-Appalaches}}
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