List of regions of Quebec

The province of Quebec, Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative regions. Traditionally (and unofficially), it is divided into around twenty regions. The Institut de la Statistique du Québec estimates the July 2006 population of Quebec at 7,651,531. For a land area of 1,312,126.4 km2, this gives an estimated population density of 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometre.

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Administrative

Administrative regions are used to organize the delivery of provincial government services. They are also the basis of organization for regional conferences of elected officers (French: conférences régionales des élus (CRE)), with the exception of the Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec regions, which each have three CREs or equivalent bodies. (In the Nord-du-Québec region, the Kativik Regional Government and Cree Regional Authority, in addition to their other functions, play the role of a CRE).

List

The subregions of Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec having their own CRE are shown in italics. Municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2006 Census are listed, with those 50,000 or over highlighted. In addition, the seat[1] of the relevant CRE is indicated with an asterisk (*). If its population is less than 20,000, it is shown in italics.

Code Region Population[2] Area (km2) Density (pop. per km2)[2] Major cities
01 Bas-Saint-Laurent 201,692 22,185 9.1 Rimouski*
02 Saguenay—
Lac-Saint-Jean		 274,095 95,893 2.9 Alma, Saguenay*
03 Capitale-Nationale 671,468 18,639 36.0 Quebec City*
04 Mauricie 260,461 35,452 7.3 Shawinigan, Trois-Rivières*
05 Estrie 302,161 10,195 29.6 Sherbrooke*, Magog
06 Montréal[3] 1,873,971 498 3,761.6 Montreal*, Westmount, Côte Saint-Luc, Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, Dollard-des-Ormeaux
07 Outaouais 347,214 30,504 11.4 Gatineau*
08 Abitibi-Témiscamingue 144,835 57,340 2.5 Rouyn-Noranda*, Val-d'Or
09 Côte-Nord 95,948 236,700 0.4 Baie-Comeau*, Sept-Îles
10 Nord-du-Québec 40,637 718,229 0.1
CRE de la Baie-James[4] Matagami*
Cree Regional Authority Nemiscau*
Kativik Regional Government Kuujjuaq*
11 Gaspésie—
Îles-de-la-Madeleine		 95,872 20,272 4.7 Gaspé*
12 Chaudière-Appalaches 397,827 15,071 26.4 Montmagny*, Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines
13 Laval[5] 376,845 246 1,532.0 Laval*
14 Lanaudière 434,872 12,313 35.3 Repentigny, Joliette*, Terrebonne, Mascouche
15 Laurentides 518,621 20,560 25.2 Saint-Eustache, Boisbriand, Sainte-Thérèse, Blainville, Mirabel, Saint-Jérôme*
16 Montérégie 1,386,963 11,111 124.8
CRE de Longueuil[3] Brossard, Saint-Lambert, Boucherville*, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Longueuil*
CRE Montérégie Est[6] Granby,[7] Sorel-Tracy, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Chambly, McMasterville*, Sainte-Julie, Varennes
CRE Vallée-du-
Haut-Saint-Laurent[8]		 La Prairie, Saint-Constant, Châteauguay, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield*, Vaudreuil-Dorion
17 Centre-du-Québec 228,049 6,921 33.0 Victoriaville, Drummondville*
Total 7,651,531 1,312,126 5.8
Source: Institut de la Statistique du Québec[9]

* Seat of relevant CRE (regional conference of elected officers)

Historical and Traditional

Quebec has a number of regions that go by historical and traditional names. Often, they have similar but distinct French and English names.

References

  1. ^ Coordonnées — Conférences régionales des élus, Ministère des Affaires municipales et régionales
  2. ^ a b July 1, 2006, preliminary estimate
  3. ^ a b Coextensive with the urban agglomeration of the same name
  4. ^ Territory consists of the municipalities of Matagami, Lebel-sur-Quévillon Chibougamau, Chapais and Baie-James. Portrait de la Jamésie, Conférence régionale des élus de la Baie-James
  5. ^ Coextensive with the city of the same name
  6. ^ Territory consists of the regional county municipalities of La Haute-Yamaska, Acton, Pierre-De Saurel, Les Maskoutains, Rouville, Le Haut-Richelieu, La Vallée-du-Richelieu and Lajemmerais.
  7. ^ The city of Granby is divided into two census subdivisions. Their combined population is more than 50,000.
  8. ^ Territory consists of the regional county municipalities of Roussillon, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Beauharnois-Salaberry and Vaudreuil-Soulanges
  9. ^ Évolution et distribution de la population par région administrative, superficie et densité, Québec, 1971-2006

See also

 Administrative divisions of Quebec
Subdivisions
Communities
Major cities
Regions
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