Capitale-Nationale

Administrative region of Quebec, Canada

Not to be confused with National Capital Region (Canada).

Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

Capitale-Nationale

Administrative region

Coordinates: 47°20′N 71°30′W﻿ / ﻿47.333°N 71.500°W﻿ / 47.333; -71.500
Country| Canada
Province| Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)|

6 RCM, 1 ET

* Charlevoix
* Charlevoix-Est
* La Côte-de-Beaupré
* L'Île-d'Orléans
* La Jacques-Cartier
* Portneuf
* Agglomeration of Quebec City (ET)

Government

• Forum des élus de la région de la Capitale-Nationale (Regional conference of elected officers)| Jean Fortin (President)
Area

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• Land| 18,684.78 km2 (7,214.23 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 757,950
• Density| 40.6/km2 (105/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code prefix|

Area codes| 418, 581
Website| www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/organisation-municipale/organisation-territoriale/regions-administratives/capitale-nationale/

Capitale-Nationale (French pronunciation: [kapital nɑsjɔnal]; 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 18,684.78 km2. It reported a total resident population of 757,950 as of the 2021 Canadian census,[1] with Quebec City having 77.7 percent of the total.

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

## Administrative divisions

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### Regional county municipalities

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Regional County Municipality (RCM)  | Population
2021 Canadian census[3] | Land Area  | Density
(pop. per km2) | Seat of RCM

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Charlevoix | 13,371  | 3,736.80 km2 (1,442.79 sq mi)  | 3.6  | Baie-Saint-Paul
Charlevoix-Est | 15,409  | 2,288.97 km2 (883.78 sq mi)  | 6.7  | Clermont
La Côte-de-Beaupré | 30,240  | 4,845.19 km2 (1,870.74 sq mi)  | 6.2  | Château-Richer
L'Île-d'Orléans | 6,817  | 194.58 km2 (75.13 sq mi)  | 35.0  | Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans
La Jacques-Cartier | 47,813  | 3,183.75 km2 (1,229.25 sq mi)  | 15.0  | Shannon
Portneuf | 55,523  | 3,887.88 km2 (1,501.12 sq mi)  | 14.3  | Cap-Santé

### Equivalent territory

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Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE)  | Population
Canada 2021 Census[3] | Land Area  | Density
(pop. per km2) | Seat of RCM

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Agglomeration of Quebec City | 588,777  | 547.60 km2 (211.43 sq mi)  | 1,075.2  | Quebec City

### Independent parish municipality

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* Notre-Dame-des-Anges

### Native People's Reserve

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* Wendake

## Major communities

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* Baie-Saint-Paul
* Boischatel
* Donnacona
* L'Ancienne-Lorette
* La Malbaie
* Lac-Beauport
* Pont-Rouge

* Quebec 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

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25 francophone districts managed 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

Anglophone district:

* Central Quebec School Board

## See also

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* List of Quebec regions

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Capitale-Nationale [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
2. ^ "Modification aux municipalités du Québec, 2000" (PDF). Plan Stratégique. Institut de la statistique du Québec. ISSN 0843-8250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-05-09.
3. ^ a b "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
4. ^ "Gouvernance scolaire".

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

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capitale-Nationale.

* Portail régional de la Capitale-Nationale Official website
* CRÉ

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Administrative divisions of Capitale-Nationale  (Region 03)

Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories|

* Charlevoix-Est
* Charlevoix
* L'Île-d'Orleans
* La Côte-de-Beaupré
* La Jacques-Cartier
* Québec
* Portneuf

Municipalities|

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

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Regions|

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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
Baie-Saint-Paul
Boischatel
Donnacona
L'Ancienne-Lorette
La Malbaie
Lac-Beauport
Pont-Rouge
Quebec City
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
Saint-Raymond
Shannon
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

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