Desjardins Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°07′W / 46.750°N 71.117°W / 46.750; -71.117
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Desjardins
Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°07′W / 46.750°N 71.117°W / 46.750; -71.117[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1982[1]
DissolvedDecember 31, 2001
County seatLévis
Government
 • TypePrefecture
Area
 • Total255 km2 (98 sq mi)
 • Land256.44 km2 (99.01 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total51,855
 • Density202.2/km2 (524/sq mi)
 • Change (1996–2001)
Increase1.2%
 • Dwellings
22,663
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code418

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.

Subdivisions[edit]

Desjardins RCM consisted of:

Dissolution[edit]

When Desjardins RCM was dissolved, nearly all of its components amalgamated into the newly expanded Lévis:

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  • "Aperçu sur la pauvreté: MRC Desjardins" (PDF) (in French). January 2000. Retrieved April 19, 2012.

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