Quebec City Area
Census Metropolitan Area in Québec, Canada
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The Quebec City Area (or Région de Québec in French) is the metropolitan area surrounding Quebec City, in the Canadian province of Quebec. It consists of two administrative regions: Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches.
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From top, left to right: Quebec City from the St. Lawrence River, the Ramparts of Quebec City, waterfront in Old Quebec, skyscrapers in Vieux-Québec, Parliament Building, Château Frontenac, Pierre Laporte Bridge | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Québec |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Population
The Quebec City Area had a population of 682,757 in the 2001 Canadian census. Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine The Quebec City Area had a population of 715,515 in the 2006 Canadian census. Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine The Quebec-Levis area had a population of 1,109,184 in 2006. In 2011, the Quebec City area, consisting of the Capitale Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches census divisions, had a population of 1,111,245
Members
Capitale-Nationale
- Main city: Quebec City
* Wendake is an Indian reserve enclaved within Quebec City.
** L'Île d'Orléans contains six parishes.
Chaudières-Appalaches
- Main city: Lévis
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Demographics
| Language | Quebec CMA | Quebec | Canada |
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| French | 95.6% | 79.7% | 22.0% |
| English | 1.9% | 9.6% | 58.6% |
| Spanish | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Arabic | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Portuguese | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Vietnamese | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Unspecified Chinese | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Italian | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| Romanian | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Bosnian | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| German | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.3% |
| Nepali | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Russian | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Swahili | 0.1% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Creole | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Cambodian | 0.1% | 0.1% | <0.1% |
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| Montagnais/Innu | 0.04% | 0.11% | 0.03% |