List of Quebec regions

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This is a list of Quebec regions. Quebec, Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative regions. More traditionally and non-officially, it is divided into about 20 regions.

Contents 1 Administrative 2 Rankings 2.1 Population 2.2 Area (sq. km) 3 Traditional 4 See also

Administrative

1. Bas-Saint-Laurent
2. Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
3. Capitale-Nationale
4. Mauricie
5. Estrie
6. Montréal
7. Outaouais
8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue
9. Côte-Nord
10. Nord-du-Québec
11. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
12. Chaudière-Appalaches
13. Laval
14. Lanaudière
15. Laurentides
16. Montérégie
17. Centre-du-Québec

Rankings

Population

1. Montreal 1,876,932
2. Montérégie 1,352,166
3. Capitale-Nationale 663,070
4. Laurentides 499,882
5. Lanaudière 413,611
6. Chaudière-Appalaches 393,415
7. Laval 364,756
8. Outaouais 338,491
9. Estrie 297,917
10. Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean 277,007
11. Mauricie 259,424
12. Centre-du-Québec 224,991
13. Bas-Saint-Laurent 202,095
14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue 145,321
15. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 96,929
16. Côte-Nord 96,861
17. Nord-du-Québec 39,892

Area (sq. km)

1. Nord-du-Québec 718,229
2. Côte-Nord 236,700
3. Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean 95,893
4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue 57,340
5. Mauricie 35,452
6. Outaouais 30,504
7. Bas-Saint-Laurent 22,185
8. Laurentides 20,560
9. Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine 20,272
10. Capitale-Nationale 18,639
11. Chaudière-Appalaches 15,071
12. Lanaudière 12,313
13. Montérégie 11,111
14. Estrie 10,195
15. Centre-du-Québec 6,921
16. Montreal 498
17. Laval 246

• Source: [1]

Traditional

• Bas-Saint-Laurent
• Charlevoix
• Saguenay
• Lac-Saint-Jean
• Quebec City region (corresponds to Capitale-Nationale)
• Mauricie
• Estrie (a little smaller than Cantons-de-l'Est or Eastern Townships)
• Montreal region
• Outaouais
• Abitibi
• Témiscamingue
• Côte-Nord
• Nouveau-Québec (also named Nord-du-Québec or Grand-Nord; includes Nunavik and James Bay or Jamésie)
• Gaspésie
• Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Beauce (within Chaudière-Appalaches)
• Lanaudière
• Laurentides
• Montérégie
• Bois-Francs (within Centre-du-Québec)

See also

• Quebec regional cultures
• List of Gaspésiens
• List of Mauriciens
• List of Saguenéens
• Quebec

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Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Bas-Saint-Laurent | Capitale-Nationale | Centre-du-Québec | Chaudière-Appalaches | Côte-Nord | Estrie | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Lanaudière | Laurentides | Laval | Mauricie | Montérégie | Montreal | Nord-du-Québec | Outaouais | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
See also: List of Quebec Regional County Municipalities