The seventeen administrative regions of Quebec.
The province of Quebec, Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative regions. Traditionally (and non-officially) it is divided into around twenty regions. The Institut de la Statistique du Québec estimates the July 2006 population of Québec at 7,651,531. For a land area of 1,312,126.4 km², this gives an estimated population density of 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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* |
| 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
- ^ Coordonnées — Conférences régionales des élus, Ministère des Affaires municipales et régionales
- ^ a b July 1, 2006, preliminary estimate
- ^ a b Coextensive with the urban agglomeration of the same name
- ^ 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
- ^ Coextensive with the city of the same name
- ^ Territory consists of the regional county municipalities of La Haute-Yamaska, Acton, Le Bas-Richelieu, Les Maskoutains, Rouville, Le Haut-Richelieu, La Vallée-du-Richelieu and Lajemmerais.
- ^ The city of Granby is divided into two census subdivisions. Their combined population is more than 50,000.
- ^ Territory consists of the regional county municipalities of Roussillon, Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Beauharnois-Salaberry and Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- ^ Évolution et distribution de la population par région administrative, superficie et densité, Québec, 1971-2006
See also
QC
Census Divisions by province and territory
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