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The province of [[Quebec]], Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative [[region]]s. Traditionally (and unofficially), it is divided into around twenty regions. As of the [[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Canadian Census]], the population of Quebec was 7,903,001, the land area was {{convert|1356547.02|sqkm|abbr=on}} and the population density was {{convert|5.8|PD/sqkm}}.
The province of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], is officially divided into 17 [[Administrative division|administrative regions]]. Traditionally (and unofficially), it is divided into around twenty regions. They have no government of their own, but rather serve primarily to organize the provision of provincial government services, most significantly the allocation of regional economic development funding. As of the [[2021 Canadian census]], the population of Quebec was 8,501,833, the land area was {{convert|1,298,599.75|sqkm|abbr=on}} and the population density was {{convert|6.54|PD/sqkm}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-02-09 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000101 |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=www150.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>


==Administrative==
==Function==
[[Administrative divisions of Quebec|Administrative regions]] are used to organize the delivery of provincial government services. They were also the basis of organization for [[Regional conference of elected officers|regional conferences of elected officers]] ({{lang-fr|conférences régionales des élus, CRÉ}}), with the exception of the {{lang|fr|[[Montérégie]]}} and {{lang|fr|[[Nord-du-Québec]]}} regions, which each had three {{lang|fr|CRÉs}} or equivalent bodies. In the {{lang|fr|Nord-du-Québec}} region, the [[Kativik Regional Government]] and [[Cree Regional Authority]], in addition to their other functions, played the role of a {{lang|fr|CRÉ}}. The subregions of {{lang|fr|Montérégie}} and {{lang|fr|Nord-du-Québec}} had their own regional conference of elected officers ({{lang|fr|CRÉ}}).


===Administrative regions===
Administrative regions were used to organize the delivery of provincial government services. They were also the basis of organization for [[Regional conference of elected officers|regional conferences of elected officers]] ({{lang-fr|conférences régionales des élus, CRÉ}}), with the exception of the {{lang|fr|[[Montérégie]]}} and {{lang|fr|[[Nord-du-Québec]]}} regions, which each used to have three {{lang|fr|CRÉs}} or equivalent bodies. (In the {{lang|fr|Nord-du-Québec}} region, the [[Kativik Regional Government]] and [[Cree Regional Authority]], in addition to their other functions, play the role of a {{lang|fr|CRÉ}}).
Along with the administrative regions, municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2021 Census are also indicated, with those 50,000 or more shown in bold print.


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right"
===Administrative Regions===
The subregions of {{lang|fr|Montérégie}} and {{lang|fr|Nord-du-Québec}} have their own [[regional conference of elected officers]] ({{lang|fr|CRÉ}}). Municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2011 Census are listed, with those 50,000 or over bolded. In addition, the seat<ref>[http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/regions/regi_conf_coor.asp Coordonnées&nbsp;— Conférences régionales des élus], [[Ministère des Affaires municipales et régionales]]</ref> of the relevant {{lang|fr|CRÉ}} is indicated, as well as other major cities and towns. If the population of a {{lang|fr|CRÉ}} is less than 20,000, it is shown in italics.

{| class="wikitable sortable" | style="text-align: right"
|-
|-
! align="center"|Code
! align="center"|Code
! align="center"|Region
! align="center"|Region
! align="center"|Population<br/><small>[[Canada 2016 Census]]</small><ref name="Canada2016Census">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1401&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25 |title=Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census - Economic regions |date=2017-02-06 |work=[[Canada 2011 Census]] |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |accessdate=7 May 2016 }}</ref>
! align="center"|Population<br/><small>[[Canada 2021 Census]]</small><ref name="Canada2021Census">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1401&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25 |title=Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2021 Census - Economic regions |date=2017-02-06 |work=[[2021 Canadian Census]] |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |access-date=7 May 2016 }}</ref>
! align="center"|Land area
! align="center" data-sort-type=number|Land area
! align="center"|Density<br/><small>(pop. per km{{smallsup|2}})</small>
! align="center"|Density<br/><small>(pop. per km{{smallsup|2}})</small>
! align="center"|Major cities
! align="center"|Seat of [[Regional conference of elected officers|RCE]] ({{lang|fr|CRÉ}})
! align="center"|Other major cities
|-
|-
|align="center"|01
|align="center"|01
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Bas-Saint-Laurent]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Bas-Saint-Laurent]]}}
|197,385
|199,039
|{{convert|22,237.07|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|22,188.19|km2|abbr=on}}
|8.9
|9.0
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Rimouski]]}}
|align="left"| <small>''[[Rimouski]]'', ''[[Rivière-du-Loup]]''</small>
|align="left"| <small>''{{lang|fr|[[Riviere-du-Loup]]}}''</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|02
|align="center"|02
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]]}}
|276,368
|275,552
|{{convert|98,712.71|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|95,542.70|km2|abbr=on}}
|2.8
|2.9
|align="left"| '''{{lang|fr|[[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]]}}'''
|align="left"| <small>''[[Alma, Quebec|Alma]], '''[[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]]'''''</small>
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Alma, Quebec|Alma]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|03
|align="center"|03
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Capitale-Nationale]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Capitale-Nationale]]}}
|729,997
|757,950
|{{convert|18,797.45|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|18,684.78|km2|abbr=on}}
|38.8
|40.6
|align="left"| '''[[Quebec City]]'''
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Quebec City]]'''''</small>
|
|-
|-
|align="center"|04
|align="center"|04
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Mauricie]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Mauricie]]}}
|266,112
|273,055
|{{convert|35,860.05|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|35,475.80|km2|abbr=on}}
|7.4
|7.7
|align="left"| '''{{lang|fr|[[Trois-Rivières]]}}'''
|align="left"| <small>''[[Shawinigan]], '''[[Trois-Rivières]]'''''</small>
|align="left"| <small>'''{{lang|fr|[[Shawinigan]]}}'''</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|05
|align="center"|05
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Estrie]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Estrie]]}}
|319,004
|337,701
|{{convert|10,212.00|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|10,197.88|km2|abbr=on}}
|31.2
|33.1
|align="left"| '''{{lang|fr|[[Sherbrooke]]}}'''
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Granby, Quebec|Granby]]''', [[Magog, Quebec|Magog]], '''[[Sherbrooke]]'''''</small>
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Magog, Quebec|Magog]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|06
|align="center"|06
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Urban agglomeration of Montreal|Montréal]]}}<ref name="aggl">Coextensive with the [[Urban agglomerations of Quebec|urban agglomeration]] of the same name</ref>
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Urban agglomeration of Montreal|Montréal]]}}{{efn|name="aggl"|Coextensive with the [[Urban agglomerations of Quebec|urban agglomeration]] of the same name}}
|1,942,044
|2,004,265
|{{convert|499.26|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|498.29|km2|abbr=on}}
|3,889.8
|4,022.3
|align="left"| <small>''[[Côte Saint-Luc|Côte-Saint-Luc]], [[Dollard-des-Ormeaux]], [[Mount Royal, Quebec|Mont-Royal]], '''[[Montreal]]''', [[Pointe-Claire]]''</small>
|align="left"| '''[[Montreal]]'''
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Westmount, Quebec|Westmount]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Côte Saint-Luc]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Pointe-Claire]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Kirkland, Quebec|Kirkland]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Dollard-des-Ormeaux]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|07
|align="center"|07
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Outaouais]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Outaouais]]}}
|382,604
|405,158
|{{convert|30,808.69|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|30,457.52|km2|abbr=on}}
|12.4
|13.3
|align="left"| '''{{lang|fr|[[Gatineau]]}}'''
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Gatineau]]'''''</small>
|
|-
|-
|align="center"|08
|align="center"|08
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]}}
|146,717
|147,082
|{{convert|57,736.5|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|57,325.74|km2|abbr=on}}
|2.5
|2.6
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Rouyn-Noranda]]}}
|align="left"| <small>''[[Rouyn-Noranda]], [[Val-d'Or]]''</small>
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Val-d'Or]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Amos, Quebec|Amos]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|09
|align="center"|09
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Côte-Nord]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Côte-Nord]]}}
|92,518
|88,525
|{{convert|247,655.33|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|234,442.27|km2|abbr=on}}
|0.4
|0.4
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Baie-Comeau]]}}
|align="left"| <small>''[[Baie-Comeau]], [[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Îles]]''</small>
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Îles]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|10
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Nord-du-Québec]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Nord-du-Québec]]}}
|44,561
|45,740
|{{convert|747,191.93|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|707,306.52|km2|abbr=on}}
|0.1
|0.1
|
|
|-
|
|align="left"|<small>''{{lang|fr|[[Jamésie|CRÉ de la Baie-James]]}}''<ref>Territory consists of the municipalities of {{lang|fr|[[Matagami, Quebec|Matagami]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Lebel-sur-Quévillon]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Chibougamau]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Chapais, Quebec|Chapais]]}} and {{lang|fr|[[Baie-James]]}}. [http://www.crebj.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=4&Itemid=27 Portrait de la Jamésie], Conférence régionale des élus de la Baie-James</ref></small>
|
|
|
|
|align="left"| <small>''[[Matagami, Quebec|Matagami]]''</small>
|-
|
|align="left"| <small>''[[Cree Regional Authority]]''</small>
|
|
|
|align="left"| <small>''[[Nemaska, Quebec|Nemaska]]''</small>
|
|-
|
|align="left"| <small>''[[Kativik Regional Government]]''</small>
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|
|
|align="left"| <small>''[[Kuujjuaq, Quebec|Kuujjuaq]]''</small>
|
|
|-
|-
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|11
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine]]}}
|90,311
|89,342
|{{convert|20,318.86|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|20,271.24|km2|abbr=on}}
|4.4
|4.4
|align="left"| ''{{lang|fr|[[Gaspé, Quebec|Gaspé]]}}''
|
|
|-
|-
|align="center"|12
|align="center"|12
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Chaudière-Appalaches]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Chaudière-Appalaches]]}}
|420,082
|433,312
|{{convert|15,083.25|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|15,071.51|km2|abbr=on}}
|27.9
|28.8
|align="left" |''{{lang|fr|[[Montmagny, Quebec|Montmagny]]}}''
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]]''', [[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]], [[Thetford Mines|Thetford-Mines]]''</small>
|align="left" | <small>'''{{lang|fr|[[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]]}}''', {{lang|fr|[[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Thetford Mines]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|13
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]}}<ref>Coextensive with the [[Equivalent territory (Quebec)|equivalent territory]] and municipality of the same name</ref>
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]}}{{efn|name="muni"|Coextensive with the [[Equivalent territory (Quebec)|equivalent territory]] and municipality of the same name}}
|422,993
|438,366
|{{convert|247.23|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|246.13|km2|abbr=on}}
|1,710.9
|1,781.0
|align="left"| '''{{lang|fr|[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]}}'''
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]'''''</small>
|
|-
|-
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|14
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Lanaudière]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Lanaudière]]}}
|494,796
|528,598
|{{convert|12,423.38|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|12,300.62|km2|abbr=on}}
|39.8
|43.0
|align="left"| <small>''[[Joliette]], [[L'Assomption, Quebec|L'Assomption]], '''[[Mascouche]]''', '''[[Repentigny, Quebec|Repentigny]]''', [[Saint-Lin–Laurentides|Saint-Lin-Laurentides]], '''[[Terrebonne, Quebec|Terrebonne]]'''''</small>
|align="left"| ''{{lang|fr|[[Joliette]]}}''
|align="left"| <small>'''{{lang|fr|[[Repentigny, Quebec|Repentigny]]}}''', '''{{lang|fr|[[Terrebonne, Quebec|Terrebonne]]}}''', {{lang|fr|[[Mascouche]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|15
|align="left"|[[Laurentides]]
|align="left"|''[[Laurentides]]''
|589,400
|636,083
|{{convert|20,779.19|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|20,557.42|km2|abbr=on}}
|28.4
|30.9
|align="left"| '''{{lang|fr|[[Saint-Jérôme, Quebec|Saint-Jérôme]]}}'''
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Blainville, Quebec|Blainville]]''', [[Boisbriand]], '''[[Mirabel, Quebec|Mirabel]]''', [[Saint-Eustache, Quebec|Saint-Eustache]], '''[[Saint-Jérôme]]''', [[Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec|Sainte-Thérèse]]''</small>
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Saint-Eustache, Quebec|Saint-Eustache]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Boisbriand, Quebec|Boisbriand]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec|Sainte-Thérèse]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Blainville, Quebec|Blainville]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Mirabel, Quebec|Mirabel]]}}</small>
|-
|-
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|16
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Montérégie]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Montérégie]]}}
|1,507,070
|1,591,620
|{{convert|11,132.34|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|11,111.82|km2|abbr=on}}
|135.4
|143.2
|align="left"| <small>''[[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]], [[Boucherville]], '''[[Brossard]]''', [[Candiac, Quebec|Candiac]], [[Chambly, Quebec|Chambly]], '''[[Châteauguay]]''', [[La Prairie, Quebec|La Prairie]], '''[[Longueuil]]''', [[Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville]], [[Saint-Constant, Quebec|Saint-Constant]], '''[[Saint-Hyacinthe]]''', '''[[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]]''', [[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|Saint-Lambert]], [[Saint-Lazare, Quebec|Saint-Lazare]], [[Sainte-Julie, Quebec|Sainte-Julie]], [[Salaberry-de-Valleyfield]], [[Sorel-Tracy]], [[Varennes, Quebec|Varennes]], [[Vaudreuil-Dorion]]''</small>
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|align="left"| <small>''{{lang|fr|[[Urban agglomeration of Longueuil|CRÉ de Longueuil]]}}''<ref name="aggl"/></small>
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|align="left"| <small>'''{{lang|fr|[[Longueuil]]}}'''</small>
|align="left"| <small>'''{{lang|fr|[[Brossard]]}}''', {{lang|fr|[[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|Saint-Lambert]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Boucherville]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville]]}}</small>
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|align="left"| <small>''{{lang|fr|[[Montérégie-Est|CRÉ Montérégie Est]]}}''<ref>Territory consists of the [[regional county municipality|regional county municipalities]] of {{lang|fr|[[La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec|La Haute-Yamaska]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Acton Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Acton]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Pierre-De Saurel]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Les Maskoutains]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Rouville Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Rouville]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Haut-Richelieu]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec|La Vallée-du-Richelieu]]}} and {{lang|fr|[[Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Marguerite-D'Youville]]}}.</ref></small>
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|align="left"| <small>''{{lang|fr|[[McMasterville, Quebec|McMasterville]]}}''</small>
|align="left"| <small>'''{{lang|fr|[[Granby, Quebec|Granby]]}}''', {{lang|fr|[[Sorel-Tracy]]}}, '''{{lang|fr|[[Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec|Saint-Hyacinthe]]}}''', '''{{lang|fr|[[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]]}}''', {{lang|fr|[[Chambly, Quebec|Chambly]]}}, ''{{lang|fr|[[McMasterville, Quebec|McMasterville*]]}}'', {{lang|fr|[[Sainte-Julie, Quebec|Sainte-Julie]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Varennes, Quebec|Varennes]]}}</small>
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|align="left"|<small>''{{lang|fr|[[Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent|CRÉ Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent]]}}''<ref>Territory consists of the [[Regional county municipality|regional county municipalities]] of {{lang|fr|[[Roussillon Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Roussillon]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Les Jardins-de-Napierville]]}} {{lang|fr|[[Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Haut-Saint-Laurent]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Beauharnois-Salaberry]]}} and {{lang|fr|[[Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Vaudreuil-Soulanges]]}}</ref></small>
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|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Salaberry-de-Valleyfield]]}}</small>
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[La Prairie, Quebec|La Prairie]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Saint-Constant, Quebec|Saint-Constant]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Châteauguay]]}}, {{lang|fr|[[Vaudreuil-Dorion]]}}</small>
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|align="center"|17
|align="center"|17
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Centre-du-Québec]]}}
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Centre-du-Québec]]}}
|242,399
|250,445
|{{convert|6,930.05|km2|abbr=on}}
|{{convert|6,921.32|km2|abbr=on}}
|35.0
|36.2
|align="left"| '''{{lang|fr|[[Drummondville]]}}'''
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Drummondville]]''', [[Victoriaville]]''</small>
|align="left"| <small>{{lang|fr|[[Victoriaville]]}}</small>
|-
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|align="left"|'''Total'''
|align="left"|'''Total'''
|'''8,164,361'''
|'''8,501,833'''
|'''{{convert|1,356,625.27|km2|abbr=on}}'''
|'''{{convert|1,298,599.75|km2|abbr=on}}'''
|'''6.0'''
|'''6.5'''
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|align="center"|{{nts|39817}}
|align="center"|{{nts|39817}}
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|colspan="2"|Source: Statistics Canada Census of 2006<ref name=statscan2006>[[Statistics Canada]] (2006). [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=702&SR=1&S=0&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=24&CMA=0 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions]</ref>
|colspan="2"|Source: Statistics Canada Census of 2006<ref name=statscan2006>
[[Statistics Canada]] (2006). [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=702&SR=1&S=0&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=24&CMA=0 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions]</ref>
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* [[Côte-Nord|North Shore]]/[[Basse-Côte-Nord Territory, Quebec|Lower North Shore]]
* [[Côte-Nord|North Shore]]/[[Basse-Côte-Nord Territory, Quebec|Lower North Shore]]
* [[Eastern Townships]] (''{{lang|fr|Cantons-de-l'Est}}'')
* [[Eastern Townships]] (''{{lang|fr|Cantons-de-l'Est}}'')
* {{lang|fr|[[Gaspé Peninsula|Gaspésie]]}}
* {{lang|fr|[[Gaspé Peninsula|Gaspésie]]}}/Gaspé
* {{lang|fr|[[Lac-Saint-Jean]]}}
* {{lang|fr|[[Lac-Saint-Jean]]}}/Lake St. John
* [[Magdalen Islands]] (''{{lang|fr|Îles de la Madeleine}}'')
* [[Magdalen Islands]] (''{{lang|fr|Îles de la Madeleine}}'')
* [[James Bay]] ({{lang|fr|[[Jamésie]]}})
* [[James Bay]] ({{lang|fr|[[Jamésie]]}})
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==See also==
==See also==

{{Commons category|Regions of Quebec}}
{{Commons category|Regions of Quebec}}

{{Canada provinces map|align=right
|prefix=List of census divisions of
|BC=List of regional districts of British Columbia
|MB=List of regions of Manitoba
|ON=Census divisions of Ontario
|QC=List of regions of Quebec
|NB=List of counties of New Brunswick
|PE=List of counties of Prince Edward Island
|NS=List of counties of Nova Scotia
|NT=List of regions of the Northwest Territories
|NU=List of regions of Nunavut
|YT=Yukon
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|caption=Census Divisions by province and territory
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* [[Administrative divisions of Canada]]
* [[Administrative divisions of Canada]]
* [[Administrative divisions of Quebec]]
* [[Administrative divisions of Quebec]]
* [[Culture of Quebec#Regional cultures]]
* [[Culture of Quebec#Regional cultures]]
* [[Regional county municipality]]
* [[List of people from Mauricie]]
** [[List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec]]
* [[List of people from Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]]
* [[List of people from the Gaspé Peninsula]]
* [[Lists of people from Quebec by region]]
* [[Regional conference of elected officers]] ({{lang|fr|CRÉ}})
* [[Regional conference of elected officers]] ({{lang|fr|CRÉ}})
* [[Regional municipality]], an equivalent type of [[census divisions of Ontario|municipal government]] in [[Ontario]]
* [[Regional municipality]], a type of [[Census divisions of Ontario|municipal government]] in [[Ontario]]

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==References==
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For the administrative divisions of Quebec with a meaningful government, see Regional county municipality.
Côte-NordNord-du-QuébecLavalMontréalMontérégieCentre-du-QuébecEstrieChaudière-AppalachesBas-Saint-LaurentGaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineSaguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanCapitale-NationaleMauricieLanaudièreLaurentidesOutaouaisAbitibi-Témiscamingue
The seventeen administrative 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. They have no government of their own, but rather serve primarily to organize the provision of provincial government services, most significantly the allocation of regional economic development funding. As of the 2021 Canadian census, the population of Quebec was 8,501,833, the land area was 1,298,599.75 km2 (501,392.17 sq mi) and the population density was 6.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi).[1]

Function

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

Administrative regions

Along with the administrative regions, municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2021 Census are also indicated, with those 50,000 or more shown in bold print.

Code Region Population
Canada 2021 Census[2] 		Land area Density
(pop. per km2) 		Major cities
01 Bas-Saint-Laurent 199,039 22,188.19 km2 (8,566.91 sq mi) 9.0 Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup
02 Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean 275,552 95,542.70 km2 (36,889.24 sq mi) 2.9 Alma, Saguenay
03 Capitale-Nationale 757,950 18,684.78 km2 (7,214.23 sq mi) 40.6 Quebec City
04 Mauricie 273,055 35,475.80 km2 (13,697.28 sq mi) 7.7 Shawinigan, Trois-Rivières
05 Estrie 337,701 10,197.88 km2 (3,937.42 sq mi) 33.1 Granby, Magog, Sherbrooke
06 Montréal[a] 2,004,265 498.29 km2 (192.39 sq mi) 4,022.3 Côte-Saint-Luc, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Mont-Royal, Montreal, Pointe-Claire
07 Outaouais 405,158 30,457.52 km2 (11,759.71 sq mi) 13.3 Gatineau
08 Abitibi-Témiscamingue 147,082 57,325.74 km2 (22,133.59 sq mi) 2.6 Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or
09 Côte-Nord 88,525 234,442.27 km2 (90,518.67 sq mi) 0.4 Baie-Comeau, Sept-Îles
10 Nord-du-Québec 45,740 707,306.52 km2 (273,092.57 sq mi) 0.1
11 Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 89,342 20,271.24 km2 (7,826.77 sq mi) 4.4
12 Chaudière-Appalaches 433,312 15,071.51 km2 (5,819.14 sq mi) 28.8 Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford-Mines
13 Laval[b] 438,366 246.13 km2 (95.03 sq mi) 1,781.0 Laval
14 Lanaudière 528,598 12,300.62 km2 (4,749.30 sq mi) 43.0 Joliette, L'Assomption, Mascouche, Repentigny, Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Terrebonne
15 Laurentides 636,083 20,557.42 km2 (7,937.26 sq mi) 30.9 Blainville, Boisbriand, Mirabel, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Jérôme, Sainte-Thérèse
16 Montérégie 1,591,620 11,111.82 km2 (4,290.30 sq mi) 143.2 Beloeil, Boucherville, Brossard, Candiac, Chambly, Châteauguay, La Prairie, Longueuil, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Saint-Constant, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lazare, Sainte-Julie, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Sorel-Tracy, Varennes, Vaudreuil-Dorion
17 Centre-du-Québec 250,445 6,921.32 km2 (2,672.34 sq mi) 36.2 Drummondville, Victoriaville
Total 8,501,833 1,298,599.75 km2 (501,392.17 sq mi) 6.5


  • Mauricie–Bois-Francs was split in 1997 to create Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec administrative regions (note, the notion of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this)
  • In January 2000, Québec administrative region was renamed Capitale-Nationale.

Historical and traditional names

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

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Regions of Quebec.

Notes

  1. ^ Coextensive with the urban agglomeration of the same name
  2. ^ Coextensive with the equivalent territory and municipality of the same name

References

  1. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  2. ^ "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2021 Census - Economic regions". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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