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Quebec City Area

Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°18′W / 46.7°N 71.3°W / 46.7; -71.3
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Québec City Metropolitan Area
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
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
Map
Interactive Map of Québec City CMA[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuébec
GDP
Time zoneUTC−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

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The Quebec City Area had a population of 682,757 in the 2001 Canadian census.[1] The Quebec City Area had a population of 715,515 in the 2006 Canadian census.[2] 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 [3]

Members

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* Wendake is an Indian reserve enclaved within Quebec City.
** L'Île d'Orléans contains six parishes.

Chaudières-Appalaches

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Demographics

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Mother tongue (2011)[2]
Language Quebec CMA Quebec Canada
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

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  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  2. ^ "Quebec (CMA) - Detailed Mother Tongue". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2013. Retrieved 2015-05-18.