Capitale-Nationale

Capitale-Nationale (French pronunciation: ​[kapital nasjɔnal]; English: National Capital region) 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 18,797.45 km2. It reported a total resident population of 729,997 as of the Canada 2016 Census,[1] with Quebec City having 73.7 percent of the total.

Not to be confused with National Capital Region, also known as Gatineau-Ottawa.
National Capital
Administrative region
Coordinates: 47°20′N 71°30′W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)
Government
 • Regional conference of elected officersJean Fortin (President)
Area
 • Land18,797.45 km2 (7,257.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total729,997
 • Density38.8/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
G
Area code418, 581
Websitewww.gouv.qc.ca/EN/LeQuebec/Pages/CapitaleNationale.aspx

Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region.[2]

Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities
Regional County Municipality (RCM) Population
2016 Canadian Census[3]		 Land Area Density
(pop. per km2)		 Seat of RCM
Charlevoix 12,997 3,763.22 km2 (1,452.99 sq mi) 3.5 Baie-Saint-Paul
Charlevoix-Est 15,509 2,307.23 km2 (890.83 sq mi) 6.7 Clermont
La Côte-de-Beaupré 28,199 4,865.97 km2 (1,878.76 sq mi) 5.8 Château-Richer
L'Île-d'Orléans 7,082 192.85 km2 (74.46 sq mi) 36.7 Sainte-Famille
La Jacques-Cartier 43,485 3,195.75 km2 (1,233.89 sq mi) 13.6 Shannon
Portneuf 53,008 3,923.70 km2 (1,514.95 sq mi) 13.5 Cap-Santé
Agglomeration of Quebec City (Equivalent territory) 551,508 547.49 km2 (211.39 sq mi) 1,007.3 Quebec City
Independent Parish
Native People's Reserve

Major communities

School Districts

25 Districts Francophones manege by 5 school service centres :

  • 5 of Commission scolaire de Charlevoix (Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est).[4]
  • 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:

See also
  • List of Quebec regions

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Capitale-Nationale [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. "Modification aux municipalités du Québec, 2000" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. ISSN 0843-8250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-05-09. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. https://www.cscharlevoix.qc.ca/centre-de-services-scolaire/
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