Desjardins Regional County Municipality
Desjardins was a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It and Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Regional County Municipality were formed from the division of Lévis County in the 1980s. Desjardins ceased to exist when most of it, along with most of Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM, amalgamated into the expanded city of Lévis on January 1, 2002.
Desjardins | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°07′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1982[1] |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2001 |
| County seat | Lévis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 255 km2 (98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 256.44 km2 (99.01 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| • Total | 51,855 |
| • Density | 202.2/km2 (524/sq mi) |
| • Change (1996–2001) |  1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 22,663 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 418 |
Subdivisions
Desjardins RCM consisted of:
- Lévis (in its pre-amalgamation borders)
- Pintendre
- Saint-Henri
- Saint-Joseph-de-Lévy
Dissolution
When Desjardins RCM was dissolved, nearly all of its components amalgamated into the newly expanded Lévis:
- Lévis, Pintendre, Saint-Joseph-de-Lévy amalgamated into the newly expanded Lévis and comprised the Desjardins borough of that city.
- Saint-Henri remained independent and joined Bellechasse Regional County Municipality.
External links
- "Aperçu sur la pauvreté: MRC Desjardins" (PDF) (in French). January 2000. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
References
- "Reference number 141106 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "2001 Census profile: Desjardins".
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