Desjardins Regional County Municipality

46°45′N 71°07′W / 46.750°N 71.117°W / 46.750; -71.117^[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesEffectiveJanuary 1982^[1]DissolvedDecember 31, 2001County seatLévisGovernment • TypePrefectureArea • Total255 km² (98 sq mi) • Land256.44 km² (99.01 sq mi) There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sourcesPopulation • Total51,855 • Density202.2/km² (524/sq mi) • Change (1996–2001)1.2% • Dwellings22,663Time 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

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.

See also

• Municipal history of Quebec
• Desjardins (disambiguation)

External links

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

References