List of regions of Quebec
The province of Quebec, Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative regions. Traditionally, it is divided into around twenty regions. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, the population of Quebec was 8,164,361, the land area was and the population density was.
Function
are used to organize the delivery of provincial government services. They are also the basis of organization for regional conferences of elected officers, with the exception of the Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec regions, which each have 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, play the role of a CRÉ. The subregions of Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec have their own regional conference of elected officers.Administrative Regions
Along with the administrative regions, the seat of each CRÉ is listed. Other municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2011 Census are also indicated, with those 50,000 or more shown in bold print. If the population of a CRÉ is less than 20,000, it is shown in italics.| Code | Region | Population Canada 2016 Census | Land area | Density | Seat of Regional conference of elected officers | Other major cities |
| 01 | Bas-Saint-Laurent | 197,385 | 8.9 | Rimouski | Riviere-du-Loup | |
| 02 | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 276,368 | 2.8 | Saguenay, Quebec | Alma, Quebec | |
| 03 | Capitale-Nationale | 729,997 | 38.8 | Quebec City | ||
| 04 | Mauricie | 266,112 | 7.4 | Trois-Rivières | Shawinigan | |
| 05 | Estrie | 319,004 | 31.2 | Sherbrooke | Magog, Quebec | |
| 06 | Urban agglomeration of Montreal | 1,942,044 | 3,889.8 | Montreal | Westmount, Quebec, Côte Saint-Luc, Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, Quebec, Dollard-des-Ormeaux | |
| 07 | Outaouais | 382,604 | 12.4 | Gatineau | ||
| 08 | Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 146,717 | 2.5 | Rouyn-Noranda | Val-d'Or, Amos, Quebec | |
| 09 | Côte-Nord | 92,518 | 0.4 | Baie-Comeau | Sept-Îles, Quebec | |
| 10 | Nord-du-Québec | 44,561 | 0.1 | |||
| Jamésie | Matagami | |||||
| Cree Regional Authority | Nemaska | |||||
| Kativik Regional Government | Kuujjuaq | |||||
| 11 | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 90,311 | 4.4 | Gaspé, Quebec | ||
| 12 | Chaudière-Appalaches | 420,082 | 27.9 | Montmagny, Quebec | Lévis, Quebec, Saint-Georges, Quebec, Thetford Mines | |
| 13 | Laval, Quebec | 422,993 | 1,710.9 | Laval, Quebec | ||
| 14 | Lanaudière | 494,796 | 39.8 | Joliette | Repentigny, Quebec, Terrebonne, Quebec, Mascouche | |
| 15 | Laurentides | 589,400 | 28.4 | Saint-Jérôme, Quebec | Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Boisbriand, Quebec, Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Blainville, Quebec, Mirabel, Quebec | |
| 16 | Montérégie | 1,507,070 | 135.4 | |||
| Urban agglomeration of Longueuil | Longueuil | Brossard, Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Boucherville, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | ||||
| Montérégie-Est | McMasterville, Quebec | Granby, Quebec, Sorel-Tracy, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Chambly, Quebec, McMasterville, Quebec, Sainte-Julie, Quebec, Varennes, Quebec | ||||
| Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | La Prairie, Quebec, Saint-Constant, Quebec, Châteauguay, Vaudreuil-Dorion | ||||
| 17 | Centre-du-Québec | 242,399 | 35.0 | Drummondville | Victoriaville | |
| Total | 8,164,361 | 6.0 |
- Mauricie–Bois-Francs was split in 1997 to create Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec administrative regions
- In January 2000, Québec administrative region was renamed Capitale-Nationale.
Historical and traditional names
- Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Lower Saint Lawrence
- Beauce
- Bois-Francs
- Charlevoix
- Chateauguay Valley
- North Shore/Lower North Shore
- Eastern Townships
- Gaspé Peninsula
- Lac-Saint-Jean
- Magdalen Islands
- James Bay
- Lanaudière
- Laurentians
- Mauricie
- Montérégie
- Montreal region/Greater Montreal/Island of Montreal
- Nord-du-Québec
- Nunavik
- Ottawa Valley
- Outaouais
- Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Quebec City region
- Rupert's Land
- Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- South Shore
- Timiskaming
- Ungava District