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From top, left to right: Quebec City from the St. Lawrence River, the Ramparts of Quebec City, waterfront in Old Quebec, skyscrapers in Vieux-Québec, Parliament Building, Château Frontenac, Pierre Laporte Bridge | ||
Interactive Map of Québec City CMA
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Country | Canada | |
Province | Québec | |
GDP | ||
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
The Quebec City Area (or Région de Québec in French) is the metropolitan area surrounding Quebec City, in the Canadian province of Quebec. It consists of two administrative regions: Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches.
Population
The Quebec City Area had a population of 682,757 in the 2001 Canadian census. The Quebec City Area had a population of 715,515 in the 2006 Canadian census. The Quebec-Levis area had a population of 1,109,184 in 2006. In 2011, the Quebec City area, consisting of the Capitale Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches census divisions, had a population of 1,111,245
Members
Capitale-Nationale
- Main city: Quebec City
* Wendake is an Indian reserve enclaved within Quebec City.
** L'Île d'Orléans contains six parishes.
Chaudières-Appalaches
- Main city: Lévis
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Demographics
Language | Quebec CMA | Quebec | Canada |
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French | 95.6% | 79.7% | 22.0% |
English | 1.9% | 9.6% | 58.6% |
Spanish | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
Arabic | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Vietnamese | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Unspecified Chinese | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Italian | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Romanian | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Bosnian | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
German | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
Nepali | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
Russian | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Swahili | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
Creole | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
Cambodian | 0.1% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
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Montagnais/Innu | 0.04% | 0.11% | 0.03% |
46°42′N 71°18′W / 46.7°N 71.3°W / 46.7; -71.3
References
- "Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- "Quebec (CMA) - Detailed Mother Tongue". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-18.