Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17

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Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

. It is anchored by the provincial capital,

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ...

, and is largely coextensive with that city's

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. It has a land area of 18,797.45 km². It reported a total resident population of 729,997 as of the

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, with Quebec City having 73.7 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

Baie-Saint-Paul Baie-Saint-Paul ( 2011 Population 7,332; UA population 4,535) is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is ...

* Boischatel * Donnacona * L'Ancienne-Lorette *

La Malbaie La Malbaie is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the Province of Quebec, Canada, situated on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Malbaie River. It was formerly known as Murray Bay. La ...

* Lac-Beauport * Pont-Rouge

(

Ville de Québec Ville de Québec is the French wording for Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the ...

) *

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, adjacent to Quebec City. The town was founded in 1691 by three families (Desroches, Racette, Couture). It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, ...

* Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval *

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier () is a town in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale. The Jacques-Cartier River passes through the city. L ...

Saint-Raymond Saint-Raymond, also called Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, is a city in Quebec, Canada, located about north-west of Quebec City. It is the largest city in population and area of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality. Geography Saint-Raymond is ...

* Shannon * Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

School Districts

25 Districts Francophones manage by 5

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s : *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. Subdivisions There are 9 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Clermont * La Malbaie ;Municipalities (5) ...

). *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 District Anglophone: *

Central Quebec School Board The Central Québec School Board (CQSB; french: Commission scolaire Central Québec) is an English-language school board in the province of Quebec, Canada, with its headquarters at 2046 chemin Saint-Louis, Quebec City. It is one of nine English-la ...

References

Commission de toponymie - Topos sur le Web - Listing for Capitale-Nationale

External links

Portail régional de la Capitale-Nationale
Official website
CRÉ
{{Subdivisions of Quebec, regions=yes, region=Capitale-Nationale Metropolitan areas of Quebec