Capitale-Nationale (; ) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,684.78 km2. It reported a total resident population of 757,950 as of the 2021 Canadian census, with Quebec City having 77.7 percent of the total.

It was established in 1966 as one of the original administrative regions of Quebec. Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region.

Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities Regional County Municipality (RCM) Population2021 Canadian census Land Area Density(pop. per km) Seat of RCM Charlevoix 13,371 3.6 Baie-Saint-Paul Charlevoix-Est 15,409 6.7 Clermont La Côte-de-Beaupré 30,240 6.2 Château-Richer L'Île-d'Orléans 6,817 35.0 Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans La Jacques-Cartier 47,813 15.0 Shannon Portneuf 55,523 14.3 Cap-Santé

Equivalent territory Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) PopulationCanada 2021 Census Land Area Density(pop. per km) Seat of RCM Agglomeration of Quebec City 588,777 1,075.2 Quebec City

Independent parish municipality Notre-Dame-des-Anges

Native People's Reserve Wendake

Major communities Baie-Saint-Paul Boischatel Donnacona L'Ancienne-Lorette La Malbaie Lac-Beauport Pont-RougeQuebec City (Ville de Québec) Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Saint-Raymond Shannon Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

School Districts 25 francophone districts managed by 5 school service centres: 5 of Commission scolaire de Charlevoix (Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est). 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-Nationale Official website CRÉ