Capitale-Nationale (; ) is one of the 17
administrative regions of
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
. It is anchored by the provincial capital,
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...
, and is largely coextensive with that city's
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
. It has a land area of 18,684.78 km
2. It reported a total resident population of 757,950 as of the
Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canada, Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, whic ...
,
with Quebec City having 77.7 percent of the total.
Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region.
Administrative divisions
Regional county municipalities
Equivalent territory
Independent parish municipality
*
Notre-Dame-des-Anges
Native People's Reserve
*
Wendake
Major communities
School Districts
25 francophone districts managed by 5
school service centres:
*5 of Commission scolaire de Charlevoix (
Charlevoix and
Charlevoix-Est
Charlevoix-Est () is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Clermont, Capitale-Nationale, Clermont.
Subdivisions
There are 9 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (2)
* Clermont, C ...
).
*5 of Commission scolaire des Découvreurs
*5 of
Commission scolaire de la Capitale
*5 of Commission scolaire de Portneuf
*5 of Commission scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries
Anglophone district:
*
Central Quebec School Board
See also
*
List of Quebec regions
References
Commission de toponymie - Topos sur le Web - Listing for Capitale-Nationale
External links
Portail régional de la Capitale-NationaleOfficial website
CRÉ
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Metropolitan areas of Quebec
Administrative regions of Quebec