What is "chaudiere"

Chaudière is a French word meaning boiler and an archaic French word for cauldron or kettle. It can also refer to:

• La Chaudière, a village and commune in the Drôme département of south-eastern France
• Chaudière River in eastern Quebec, Canada
• Chaudière Falls on the Ottawa River between Ottawa and Gatineau, Canada
• Chaudière Bridge, crossing the Ottawa River at the Chaudière Falls
• Chaudière-Appalaches, an administrative region in Quebec, Canada
• Terrasses de la Chaudière, a government office complex in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

• of the Royal Canadian Navy (1943–1946)

• of the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces (1959–1974)

• Le Régiment de la Chaudière, a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces