Capitale-Nationale

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Map of Quebec showing Capitale-Nationale in red.

Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km² (7,196.4 sq mi).^[1] It reported a total resident population of 661,060 at the 2006 census, with Quebec City having 74.3 percent of the total.

Canada's federal capital of Ottawa and its environs are commonly referred to as Canada's Capital Region.

[edit] Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities

• Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Quebec
• Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Independent Cities

• L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
• Quebec City
• Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec

Independent Parish

• Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec

Indian Reserve

• Wendake, Quebec

[edit] Major communities

• Baie-Saint-Paul
• Boischatel
• Donnacona
• L'Ancienne-Lorette
• La Malbaie
• Lac-Beauport
• Pont-Rouge
• Quebec City
• Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
• Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
• Saint-Raymond

[edit] See also

• List of Quebec regions

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Portail régional de la Capitale-Nationale Official website

v • d • e  Administrative divisions of Capitale-Nationale  (Region 03) Small caps indicate municipalities with over 10,000 inhabitants (2006 census). Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories Charlevoix-Est · Charlevoix · L'Île-d'Orleans · La Côte-de-Beaupré · La Jacques-Cartier · Québec · Portneuf Major1 municipalities La Malbaie · Clermont · Baie-Saint-Paul · Beaupré · Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré · Château-Richer · Boischatel · Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier · Fossambault-sur-le-Lac · Lac-Saint-Joseph · Lac-Delage · Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury · Lac-Beauport · Quebec · L'Ancienne-Lorette · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures · Neuville · Pont-Rouge · Donnacona · Cap-Santé · Saint-Basile · Portneuf · Saint-Marc-des-Carrières · Lac-Sergent · Saint-Raymond Administrative divisions of Quebec

v • d • e  Administrative divisions of Quebec Overall Administrative regions · Regional county municipalities · Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal · Communauté métropolitaine de Québec · Kativik Regional Government Communities All municipalities · Types of municipalities · Parish municipalities · Townships · United townships · Indian reserves · Boroughs · Urban agglomerations Major cities Montreal · Quebec · Laval · Gatineau · Longueuil · Sherbrooke · Saguenay · Lévis · Trois-Rivières Regions Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Bas-Saint-Laurent · Capitale-Nationale · Centre-du-Québec · Chaudière-Appalaches · Côte-Nord · Estrie · Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Laval · Lanaudière · Laurentides · Mauricie · Montérégie · Montréal · Nord-du-Québec · Outaouais · Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Subdivisions of Capitale-Nationale Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories(*): Charlevoix-Est · Charlevoix · L'Île-d'Orleans · La Côte-de-Beaupré · La Jacques-Cartier · Québec* · Portneuf Major municipalities: La Malbaie · Clermont · Baie-Saint-Paul · Beaupré · Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré · Château-Richer · Boischatel · Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier · Fossambault-sur-le-Lac · Lac-Saint-Joseph · Lac-Delage · Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury · Lac-Beauport · Quebec · L'Ancienne-Lorette · Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures · Neuville · Pont-Rouge · Donnacona · Cap-Santé · Saint-Basile · Portneuf · Saint-Marc-des-Carrières · Lac-Sergent · Saint-Raymond

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