 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 Quebec 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. [edit] 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). 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)
[edit] 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. [edit] 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, Pierre-De Saurel, 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
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