Quebec City Area
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.
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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 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Québec |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Population
The Quebec City Area had a population of 682,757 in the Canada 2001 Census. The Quebec City Area had a population of 715,515 in the Canada 2006 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% |
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.
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