List of population centres in Quebec
Population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km2.[1] The boundaries of a populated place are not necessarily contiguous with municipal boundaries; a population centre may both include areas outside the boundaries of a municipality, if their urban development is directly contiguous, and may exclude areas inside the boundaries of a municipality which are less densely populated. A municipality may also not be classified as a population centre at all, but may simply be part of another municipality's population centre. Accordingly, do not confuse this list with List of municipalities in Quebec, which lists all municipalities by their actual municipal populations.
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]
In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 243 population centres in the province of Quebec.[2]
List
| Rank | Population centre | Size group | Population in 2016 | Population in 2011 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal | Large urban | 3,519,595 | 3,387,653 | +3.9% |
| 2 | Quebec City | Large urban | 705,103 | 681,804 | +3.4% |
| 3 | Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) | Large urban | 276,245 | 236,329 | +4.1% |
| 4 | Sherbrooke | Large urban | 139,565 | 133,673 | +4.4% |
| 5 | Trois-Rivières | Large urban | 114,203 | 112,626 | +1.4% |
| 6 | Chicoutimi - Jonquière | Large urban | 104,222 | 104,589 | -0.4% |
| 7 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Medium | 84,685 | 81,802 | +3.5% |
| 8 | Saint-Jérôme | Medium | 77,146 | 69,598 | +10.8% |
| 9 | Châteauguay | Medium | 71,164 | 66,445 | +7.1% |
| 10 | Drummondville | Medium | 68,601 | 65,341 | +5.0% |
| 11 | Granby | Medium | 59,691 | 57,351 | +4.1% |
| 12 | Beloeil | Medium | 50,845 | 48,688 | +4.4% |
| 13 | Saint-Hyacinthe | Medium | 50,032 | 47,289 | +5.8% |
| 14 | Joliette | Medium | 45,508 | 42,850 | +6.2% |
| 15 | Victoriaville | Medium | 44,735 | 41,925 | +6.7% |
| 16 | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Medium | 39,048 | 38,323 | +1.9% |
| 17 | Shawinigan | Medium | 38,211 | 39,427 | -3.1% |
| 18 | Rimouski | Medium | 36,942 | 35,437 | +4.2% |
| 19 | Sorel | Medium | 36,088 | 35,770 | +0.9% |
| 20 | Saint-Georges | Small | 26,921 | 24,940 | +7.9% |
| 21 | Val-d'Or | Small | 25,541 | 25,023 | +2.1% |
| 22 | Rouyn-Noranda | Small | 23,504 | 23,137 | +1.6% |
| 23 | Sept-Îles | Small | 22,218 | 23,028 | -3.5% |
| 24 | Hudson | Small | 21,419 | 20,648 | +3.7% |
| 25 | Alma | Small | 21,406 | 19,965 | +7.2% |
| 26 | Magog | Small | 20,830 | 19,997 | +4.2% |
| 27 | Varennes | Small | 20,575 | 20,300 | +1.4% |
| 28 | Rivière-du-Loup | Small | 17,973 | 17,747 | +1.3% |
| 29 | Les Coteaux | Small | 17,396 | 15,694 | +10.8% |
| 30 | Buckingham | Small | 16,685 | 15,685 | +6.4% |
| 31 | Thetford Mines | Small | 16,174 | 16,440 | -1.6% |
| 32 | L'Assomption | Small | 15,906 | 15,154 | +5.0% |
| 33 | Port-Alfred-Bagotville | Small | 13,865 | 13,817 | +0.3% |
| 34 | Laurentides | Small | 12,710 | 9,834 | +29.2% |
| 35 | Cowansville | Small | 11,809 | 10,947 | +7.9% |
| 36 | Hawkesbury (QC/ON) | Small | 11,715 | 11,894 | -1.5% |
| 37 | Hauterive | Small | 11,549 | 11,844 | -2.5% |
| 38 | Dolbeau | Small | 11,388 | 11,476 | -0.8% |
| 39 | Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts -Val-David | Small | 11,108 | 10,567 | +5.1% |
| 40 | Sainte-Marie | Small | 11,083 | 10,409 | +6.5% |
| 41 | Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines | Small | 10,865 | 10,917 | -0.5% |
| 42 | Matane | Small | 10,787 | 10,890 | -0.9% |
| 43 | Lavaltrie | Small | 10,767 | 10,380 | +3.7% |
| 44 | Campbellton (QC/NB) | Small | 10,716 | 11,990 | -10.6% |
| 45 | Saint-Canut | Small | 10,643 | 9,118 | +16.7% |
| 46 | Lachute | Small | 10,082 | 10,121 | -0.4% |
| 47 | Amos | Small | 10,005 | 9,862 | +1.5% |
| 48 | Baie-Comeau | Small | 9,610 | 9,917 | -3.1% |
| 49 | Saint-Amable | Small | 9,486 | 8,295 | +14.4% |
| 50 | Saint-Augustin | Small | 9,399 | 7,457 | +26.0% |
| 51 | Montmagny | Small | 9,041 | 9,191 | -1.6% |
| 52 | Marieville | Small | 8,891 | 8,238 | +7.9% |
| 53 | Donnacona | Small | 8,418 | 7,328 | +14.9% |
| 54 | Roberval | Small | 8,204 | 8,540 | -3.9% |
| 55 | Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts | Small | 7,849 | 7,599 | +3.3% |
| 56 | La Tuque | Small | 7,751 | 8,062 | -3.9% |
| 57 | Mont-Laurier | Small | 7,644 | 7,569 | +1.0% |
| 58 | L'Épiphanie | Small | 7,225 | 7,090 | +1.9% |
| 59 | Plessisville | Small | 7,195 | 7,309 | -1.6% |
| 60 | Pointe-du-lac | Small | 7,104 | 6,404 | +10.9% |
| 61 | Saint-Félicien | Small | 7,096 | 7,111 | -0.2% |
| 62 | Saint-Rémi | Small | 6,891 | 5,535 | +24.5% |
| 63 | Chibougamau | Small | 6,862 | 6,948 | -1.2% |
| 64 | Farnham | Small | 6,731 | 6,275 | +7.3% |
| 65 | Coaticook | Small | 6,524 | 6,780 | -3.8% |
| 67 | Pont-Rouge | Small | 6,239 | 5,711 | +9.2% |
| 68 | Contrecoeur | Small | 6,236 | 4,311 | +44.7% |
| 69 | Beaupré | Small | 5,889 | 5,705 | +3.2% |
| 70 | Sainte-Adèle | Small | 5,786 | 5,592 | +3.5% |
| 71 | Nicolet | Small | 5,669 | 5,212 | +8.8% |
| 72 | Lac-Mégantic | Small | 5,647 | 5,954 | -5.2% |
| 73 | Port-Cartier | Small | 5,609 | 5,704 | -1.7% |
| 74 | Mont-Joli | Small | 5,604 | 5,569 | +0.6% |
| 75 | Saint-Jovite | Small | 5,515 | 5,464 | +0.9% |
| 76 | Acton Vale | Small | 5,399 | 5,133 | +5.2% |
| 77 | Louiseville | Small | 5,396 | 5,537 | -2.5% |
| 78 | Asbestos | Small | 5,205 | 5,401 | -3.6% |
| 79 | Rawdon | Small | 5,188 | 4,922 | +5.4% |
| 80 | Windsor | Small | 5,064 | 4,970 | +1.9% |
| 81 | Baie-Saint-Paul | Small | 4,868 | 4,323 | +12.6% |
| 82 | Berthierville | Small | 4,715 | 4,495 | +4.9% |
| 83 | Maniwaki | Small | 4,708 | 4,192 | -2.3% |
| 83 | Napierville | Small | 4,708 | 4,192 | +12.3% |
| 84 | La Sarre | Small | 4,570 | 4,876 | -6.3% |
| 85 | Amqui | Small | 4,511 | 4,657 | -3.1% |
| 86 | Lac-Alouette | Small | 4,473 | 3,970 | +12.7% |
| 87 | Verchères | Small | 4,429 | 4,256 | +4.1% |
| 88 | Princeville | Small | 4,384 | 3,935 | +11.4% |
| 89 | Terrasse-des-Pins | Small | 4,268 | 3,880 | +10.0% |
| 90 | Sainte-Martine | Small | 3,931 | 3,706 | +6.1% |
| 91 | La Pocatière | Small | 3,928 | 4,052 | -3.1% |
| 92 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Small | 3,917 | 2,755 | +42.2% |
| 93 | Bromont | Small | 3,895 | 3,055 | +27.5% |
| 94 | Saint-Césaire | Small | 3,815 | 3,522 | +8.3% |
| 95 | La Malbaie | Small | 3,778 | 3,865 | -9.0% |
| 96 | Beauceville | Small | 3,769 | 3,652 | +3.2% |
| 97 | Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce | Small | 3,695 | 3,360 | +10.0% |
| 98 | Rigaud | Small | 3,613 | 2,707 | +33.5% |
| 99 | Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | Small | 3,485 | 3,098 | +12.5% |
| 100 | East Angus | Small | 3,472 | 3,540 | -1.9% |
| 101 | Waterloo | Small | 3,401 | 3,464 | -1.8% |
| 102 | Saint-Apollinaire | Small | 3,335 | 2,646 | +26.0% |
| 103 | Filion | Small | 3,334 | 2,213 | +50.7% |
| 104 | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts | Small | 3,277 | 3,276 | +0.0% |
| 105 | Sainte-Julienne | Small | 3,263 | 3,192 | +2.2% |
| 103 | Saint-Raymond | Small | 3,227 | 3,292 | -2.0% |
| 104 | Warwick | Small | 3,200 | 3,305 | -3.2% |
| 105 | Trois-Pistoles | Small | 3,058 | 3,253 | -6.0% |
| 106 | Richmond | Small | 3,046 | 3,125 | -2.5% |
| 107 | Crabtree | Small | 3,004 | 2,428 | +23.7% |
| 108 | Saint-Pie | Small | 2,980 | 2,779 | +7.2% |
| 109 | Saint-Félix-de-Valois | Small | 2,978 | 2,793 | +6.6% |
| 110 | Malartic | Small | 2,972 | 3,015 | -1.4% |
| 111 | Chisasibi | Small | 2,967 | 42 | +6,964.3% |
| 112 | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Small | 2,925 | 2,851 | +2.6% |
| 113 | Saint-Agapit | Small | 2,906 | 2,261 | +28.5% |
| 114 | Domaine-Ouellet | Small | 2,894 | 1,988 | +45.6% |
| 115 | Mistissini | Small | 2,869 | 3,040 | -5.6% |
| 116 | Shannon | Small | 2,846 | 2,840 | +0.2% |
| 117 | Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | Small | 2,769 | 2,151 | +28.7% |
| 118 | Clermont | Small | 2,765 | 2,805 | -1.4% |
| 119 | Bromptonville | Small | 2,725 | 2,584 | +5.5% |
| 120 | Saint-Gabriel | Small | 2,664 | 2,849 | -6.5% |
| 121 | Melocheville | Small | 2,621 | 2,517 | +4.1% |
| 122 | Gaspé | Small | 2,609 | 2,823 | -7.6% |
| 123 | Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie | Small | 2,576 | 2,465 | +4.5% |
| 124 | Bedford | Small | 2,550 | 2,669 | -4.5% |
| 125 | Saint-Anselme | Small | 2,541 | 2,097 | +21.2% |
| 126 | Thurso | Small | 2,533 | 2,198 | +15.2% |
| 127 | Huntingdon | Small | 2,525 | 2,538 | -0.5% |
| 128 | Lac-Lapierre | Small | 2,480 | 2,435 | +1.8% |
| 129 | Saint-Pascal | Small | 2,471 | 2,447 | +1.0% |
| 130 | Ville Lambert | Small | 2,443 | 2,277 | +7.3% |
| 131 | Cabano | Small | 2,438 | 2,470 | -1.3% |
| 132 | Neuville | Small | 2,435 | 2015 | +20.8% |
| 133 | Sainte-Claire | Small | 2,389 | 2,032 | +17.6% |
| 134 | Saint-Tite | Small | 2,381 | 2,276 | +4.6% |
| 135 | Fort-Coulonge | Small | 2,359 | 2,235 | +5.5% |
| 136 | Forestville | Small | 2,333 | 2,496 | -6.5% |
| 137 | Saint-Prosper | Small | 2,319 | 2,195 | +5.6% |
| 138 | Roxton Pond | Small | 2,301 | 2,265 | +1.6% |
| 139 | Fermont | Small | 2,288 | 2,707 | -15.5% |
| 140 | Chandler | Small | 2,285 | 2,273 | +0.5% |
| 141 | Saint-Honoré | Small | 2,265 | 1,966 | +15.2% |
| 142 | Senneterre | Small | 2,239 | 2,370 | -5.5% |
| 143 | Les Cèdres | Small | 2,233 | 2,138 | +4.4% |
| 144 | Disraeli | Small | 2,212 | 2,375 | -6.9% |
| 145 | Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | Small | 2,134 | 1,926 | +10.8% |
| 146 | Saint-Jacques | Small | 2,126 | 2,184 | -2.7% |
| 147 | Métabetchouan | Small | 2,123 | 2,209 | -3.9% |
| 148 | Ville-Marie | Small | 2,113 | 2,161 | -2.2% |
| 149 | Betsiamites | Small | 2,105 | 2,251 | -6.5% |
| 150 | Cap-aux-Meules | Small | 2,028 | 1,952 | +3.9% |
| 151 | Lebel-sur-Quévillon | Small | 2,015 | 1,964 | +2.6% |
| 152 | Portneuf | Small | 2,004 | 1,994 | +0.5% |
| 153 | Sainte-Madeleine | Small | 1,959 | 2,050 | -4.4% |
| 154 | Normandin | Small | 1,910 | 1,970 | -3.0% |
| 155 | Saint-André-Avellin | Small | 1,903 | 1,876 | +1.4% |
| 156 | New Richmond | Small | 1,901 | 1,940 | -2.0% |
| 157 | Laurier-Station | Small | 1,894 | 2,016 | -6.1% |
| 158 | Stoneham | Small | 1,854 | 1,522 | +21.8% |
| 159 | Waskaganish | Small | 1,839 | 1,899 | -3.2% |
| 160 | East Broughton | Small | 1,832 | 1,835 | -0.2% |
| 161 | Valcourt | Small | 1,806 | 2,003 | -9.8% |
| 162 | Dégelis | Small | 1,798 | 1,874 | -4.1% |
| 163 | Lac-Etchemin | Small | 1,782 | 1,685 | +5.8% |
| 164 | Saint-Liboire | Small | 1,775 | 1,760 | +0.9% |
| 165 | Saint-Bruno | Small | 1,756 | 1,681 | +4.5% |
| 166 | Saint-Sulpice | Small | 1,753 | 1,867 | -6.1% |
| 167 | Saint-Henri-de-Lévis | Small | 1,735 | 1,669 | +4.0% |
| 168 | Ormstown | Small | 1,730 | 1,724 | +0.3% |
| 169 | Ferme-Neuve | Small | 1,706 | 1,785 | -4.4% |
| 170 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | Small | 1,703 | 1,745 | -2.4% |
| 171 | Price | Small | 1,679 | 1,592 | +5.5% |
| 172 | Saint-Ambroise | Small | 1,678 | 1,681 | -0.2% |
| 173 | Gentilly | Small | 1,673 | 1,756 | -4.7% |
| 174 | Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | Small | 1,655 | 1,655 | +0.0% |
| 175 | Manawan | Small | 1,648 | 1,639 | +0.5% |
| 176 | Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier | Small | 1,633 | 1,107 | +47.5% |
| 177 | L'Ange-Gardien | Small | 1,585 | 1,311 | +20.9% |
| 178 | Saint-Martin | Small | 1,582 | 1,654 | -4.4% |
| 179 | Danville | Small | 1,577 | 1,852 | -14.8% |
| 180 | Alençon | Small | 1,562 | 1,590 | -1.8% |
| 181 | Saint-Michel | Small | 1,558 | 1,319 | +18.1 |
| 182 | Saint-Alexis-des-Monts | Small | 1,546 | 1,601 | -3.4% |
| 183 | Saint-Gédéon | Small | 1,542 | 1,553 | -0.7% |
| 184 | Domaine-C.-L.-C. | Small | 1,521 | 1,367 | +11.3% |
| 185 | Grande-Rivière | Small | 1,517 | 1,381 | +9.8% |
| 186 | LeBlanc | Small | 1,513 | 1,035 | +46.2% |
| 187 | Château-Richer | Small | 1,503 | 1,377 | +9.2% |
| 188 | Saint-Charles | Small | 1,482 | 1,300 | +14.0% |
| 189 | Rougemont | Small | 1,481 | 1,500 | -1.3% |
| 190 | Stanstead | Small | 1,475 | 1,370 | +7.7% |
| 191 | Kingsey Falls | Small | 1,452 | 1,448 | +0.3% |
| 192 | Bonaventure | Small | 1,439 | 1,532 | -6.1% |
| 193 | Brownsburg | Small | 1,425 | 1,461 | -2.5% |
| 194 | Godefroy | Small | 1,410 | 1,155 | +22.1% |
| 195 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | Small | 1,407 | 1,447 | -2.8% |
| 196 | Obedjiwan | Small | 1,404 | 735 | +91.0% |
| 197 | Sainte-Croix | Small | 1,401 | 1,274 | +10.0% |
| 198 | Saint Grégoire | Small | 1,400 | 1,364 | +2.6% |
| 199 | Matagami | Small | 1,396 | 1,454 | -4.0% |
| 200 | Saint-Thomas | Small | 1,395 | 1,354 | +3.0% |
| 201 | Saint-Basile-Sud | Small | 1,387 | 1,221 | +13.6% |
| 202 | Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring | Small | 1,385 | 1,434 | -3.4% |
| 203 | Linière | Small | 1,385 | 1,493 | -7.2% |
| 204 | Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | Small | 1,373 | 1,383 | -0.7% |
| 205 | Maskinongé | Small | 1,368 | 1,271 | +7.6% |
| 206 | Maliotenam | Small | 1,363 | 1,216 | +12.1% |
| 207 | Témiscaming | Small | 1,361 | 1,299 | +4.8% |
| 208 | Kuujjuaq | Small | 1,353 | 1,187 | +14.0% |
| 209 | Les Escoumins | Small | 1,339 | 1,302 | +2.8% |
| 210 | Saint-Léonard-d'Aston | Small | 1,336 | 1,264 | +5.7% |
| 211 | Sainte-Thècle | Small | 1,333 | 1,257 | +6.0% |
| 212 | Chapais | Small | 1,318 | 1,417 | -7.0% |
| 213 | Inukjuak | Small | 1,312 | 5 | +26,140.0% |
| 214 | Macamic | Small | 1,307 | 1,289 | +1.4% |
| 215 | Saint-Alexandre | Small | 1,304 | 1,207 | +8.0% |
| 216 | Lacolle | Small | 1,288 | 1,271 | +1.3% |
| 217 | Vallée-Jonction | Small | 1,268 | 1,254 | +1.1% |
| 218 | Oka | Small | 1,254 | 1,309 | -4.2% |
| 219 | Lac-Simon | Small | 1,243 | 1,224 | +1.6% |
| 220 | Yamachiche | Small | 1,240 | 1,218 | +1.8% |
| 221 | Daveluyville | Small | 1,236 | 1,217 | +1.6% |
| 222 | Saint-Chrysostome | Small | 1,218 | 1,098 | +10.9% |
| 223 | Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover | Small | 1,216 | 1,104 | +10.1% |
| 224 | Cap-Saint-Ignace | Small | 1,214 | 1,142 | +6.3% |
| 225 | Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm | Small | 1,213 | 1,336 | -9.2% |
| 226 | Lac-Connelly | Small | 1,212 | 1,118 | +8.4% |
| 227 | Beaumont | Small | 1,210 | 1,065 | +13.6% |
| 228 | Shawville | Small | 1,203 | 1,246 | -3.5% |
| 229 | Saint-Damien-de-Buckland | Small | 1,203 | 1,481 | -18.8% |
| 230 | Notre-Dame-du-Lac | Small | 1,184 | 1,281 | -7.6% |
| 231 | Saint-Polycarpe | Small | 1,165 | 1,037 | -12.3% |
| 232 | Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse | Small | 1,146 | 1,113 | +3.0% |
| 233 | Saint-Fabien | Small | 1,145 | 1,160 | -1.3% |
| 234 | Saint-Damase | Small | 1,138 | 1,202 | -5.3% |
| 234 | Wemotaci | Small | 1,138 | 711 | +46.0% |
| 234 | Puvirnituq | Small | 1,138 | 5 | +20,660.0% |
| 235 | Labelle | Small | 1,136 | 1,072 | +6.0% |
| 236 | Saint-Michel-des-Saints | Small | 1,131 | 1,194 | -5.3% |
| 237 | Parc-Boutin | Small | 1,127 | 989 | +14.0% |
| 238 | Maria | Small | 1,124 | 1,043 | +7.8% |
| 239 | Pierreville | Small | 1,119 | 1,160 | -3.5% |
| 240 | Le Bic | Small | 1,115 | 1,056 | +5.6% |
| 241 | Saint-Raphaël | Small | 1,113 | 1,157 | -3.8% |
| 242 | Luceville | Small | 1,112 | 1,168 | -4.8% |
| 243 | Papineauville | Small | 1,105 | 1,182 | -6.5% |
| 244 | Carleton | Small | 1,101 | 1,076 | +2.3% |
| 245 | Barraute | Small | 1,099 | 1,097 | +0.2% |
| 246 | Saint-Alexandre | Small | 1,093 | 1,071 | +2.1% |
| 247 | Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | Small | 1,091 | 1,065 | +2.4% |
| 248 | Hébertville | Small | 1,085 | 1,076 | +0.8% |
| 249 | Sainte-Justine | Small | 1,077 | 1,078 | -0.1% |
| 250 | Saint-Bernard | Small | 1,075 | 778 | +38.2% |
| 250 | Salluit | Small | 1,075 | 919 | +17.0% |
| 251 | Rivière-au-Renard | Small | 1,074 | 1,100 | -2.4% |
| 252 | Cap-Chat | Small | 1,072 | 1,044 | +2.7% |
| 253 | Chute-aux-Outardes | Small | 1,059 | 1,065 | -0.6% |
| 254 | Saint-Elzéar | Small | 1,057 | 949 | +11.4% |
| 255 | Causapscal | Small | 1,041 | 1,133 | -8.1% |
| 256 | Saint-Boniface | Small | 1,035 | 915 | +13.1% |
| 257 | Cookshire | Small | 1,021 | 916 | +11.5% |
| 258 | Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil | Small | 1,018 | 978 | +4.1% |
| 259 | Roxton Falls | Small | 1,003 | 957 | +4.8% |
