List of population centres in Quebec

Population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km2.[1]

The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area.[1]

In the 2011 census, Statistics Canada listed 243 population centres in the province of Quebec.[2]

List

Rank Population centre Size group Population in 2011  Population in 2006 
1 Montréal Large urban 3,407,963 3,260,508
2 Québec Large urban 696,946 661,011
3 Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) Large urban 236,329 215,981
4 Sherbrooke Large urban 140,628 134,882
5 Trois-Rivières Large urban 126,460 121,671
6 Chicoutimi - Jonquière Large urban 106,666 106,184
7 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Medium 83,053 78,519
8 Châteauguay Medium 70,812 66,204
9 Drummondville Medium 66,314 62,199
10 Saint-Jérôme Medium 65,825 62,368
11 Granby Medium 60,281 56,777
12 Beloeil Medium 50,796 46,574
13 Saint-Hyacinthe Medium 48,576 47,306
14 Shawinigan Medium 47,735 49,236
15 Joliette Medium 42,883 39,219
16 Victoriaville Medium 41,701 38,435
17 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Medium 39,391 38,936
18 Rimouski Medium 37,664 35,948
19 Sorel Medium 36,969 36,594
20 Alma Small 26,016 25,394
21 Saint-Georges Small 25,703 24,135
22 Val-d'Or Small 23,827 23,640
23 Rouyn-Noranda Small 23,740 23,433
24 Buckingham Small 23,589 21,652
25 Sept-Îles Small 23,326 22,837
26 Hudson Small 21,091 19,200
27 Thetford Mines Small 20,756 20,784
28 Magog Small 20,235 19,106
29 Varennes Small 19,458 18,385
30 Rivière-du-Loup Small 17,086 16,129
31 Les Coteaux Small 15,847 13,104
32 L'Assomption Small 14,113 12,442
33 Port-Alfred-Bagotville Small 13,922 14,018
34 Dolbeau Small 12,195 12,340
35 Hauterive Small 11,844 12,160
36 Cowansville Small 11,615 11,376
37 Matane Small 11,169 11,420
38 Lachute Small 11,163 10,433
39 Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Small 10,890 10,179
40 Lavaltrie Small 10,436 9,709
41 Sainte-Marie Small 10,401 9,164
42 Baie-Comeau Small 9,917 10,178
43 La Tuque Small 9,506 9,716
44 Amos Small 9,400 9,499
45 Montmagny Small 9,356 9,347
46 Roberval Small 8,440 8,889
47 Marieville Small 8,168 5,735
48 Laurentides Small 7,906 5,918
49 L'Épiphanie Small 7,380 6,454
50 Donnacona Small 7,342 6,391
51 Asbestos Small 7,312 7,017
52 Saint-Félicien Small 7,165 7,398
53 Coaticook Small 7,123 6,840
54 Plessisville Small 6,964 6,975
55 Chibougamau Small 6,948 7,014
56 La Sarre Small 6,741 6,368
57 Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts Small 6,532 5,833
58 Farnham Small 6,442 6,132
59 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Small 6,226 6,207
60 Mont-Laurier Small 6,216 6,076
61 Pont-Rouge Small 6,197 5,164
62 Saint-Augustin Small 6,190 5,831
63 Mont-Joli Small 6,077 5,999
64 Beaupré Small 5,922 5,560
65 Port-Cartier Small 5,687 5,523
66 Louiseville Small 5,646 5,583
67 Sainte-Adèle Small 5,372 5,022
68 Windsor Small 5,367 5,239
69 Acton Vale Small 5,293 5,236
70 Saint-Canut Small 5,218 4,411
71 Rawdon Small 5,172 4,970
72 Nicolet Small 5,112 5,180
73 Saint-Rémi Small 5,001 4,019
74 Saint-Jovite Small 4,869 4,474
75 Verchères Small 4,619 3,909
76 Lac-Mégantic Small 4,607 4,654
77 Contrecoeur Small 4,604 4,032
78 Amqui Small 4,557 4,519
79 Baie-Saint-Paul Small 4,535 4,563
80 Berthierville Small 4,501 4,391
81 Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Small 4,388 4,537
82 Waterloo Small 4,382 4,112
83 La Malbaie Small 4,147 4,528
84 Princeville Small 4,079 3,907
85 Maniwaki Small 4,034 4,177
86 La Pocatière Small 3,948 4,218
87 Saint-Césaire Small 3,812 3,346
88 Napierville Small 3,784 3,496
89 East Angus Small 3,751 3,362
90 Sainte-Martine Small 3,711 3,023
91 Beauceville Small 3,700 3,795
92 Lac-Alouette Small 3,637 3,024
93 Saint-Raymond Small 3,502 3,445
94 Trois-Pistoles Small 3,466 3,505
95 Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Small 3,434 3,342
96 Warwick Small 3,305 3,352
97 Richmond Small 3,295 3,356
98 Gaspé Small 3,241 3,187
99 Malartic Small 3,223 3,457
100 Clermont Small 3,007 2,898
101 Havre-Saint-Pierre Small 2,987 2,864
102 Forestville Small 2,957 3,145
103 Rigaud Small 2,952 2,728
104 Saint-Gabriel Small 2,925 2,922
105 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham Small 2,919 2,435
106 Saint-Bruno Small 2,916 2,696
107 Fermont Small 2,874 2,623
108 Senneterre Small 2,860 2,872
109 Saint-Félix-de-Valois Small 2,788 2,451
110 Saint-Pie Small 2,779 2,639
111 Campbellton (Quebec part) Small 2,772 2,440
112 Crabtree Small 2,757 2,352
113 Portneuf Small 2,716 2,676
114 Bedford Small 2,684 2,612
115 Chisasibi Small 2,659 2,579
116 Saint-Jacques Small 2,653 2,292
117 Laurier-Station Small 2,644 2,403
118 Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie Small 2,611 2,487
119 Ville-Marie Small 2,600 2,701
120 Huntingdon Small 2,594 2,726
121 Brownsburg Small 2,550 2,415
122 Sainte-Madeleine Small 2,541 2,346
123 Disraeli Small 2,502 2,564
124 Pierreville Small 2,498 2,611
125 Fort-Coulonge Small 2,483 2,419
126 Thurso Small 2,455 2,299
127 Chandler Small 2,454 2,564
128 Saint-Pascal Small 2,447 2,413
129 Lac-Lapierre Small 2,438 2,367
130 Saint-Sulpice Small 2,358 2,352
131 Valcourt Small 2,349 2,349
132 Cabano Small 2,344 2,322
133 Lac-Etchemin Small 2,332 2,381
134 Saint-Prosper Small 2,330 2,339
135 Filion Small 2,308 1,854
136 Saint-Tite Small 2,260 2,306
136 Roxton Pond Small 2,260 2,097
138 Betsiamites Small 2,251 1,605
139 Saint-Agapit Small 2,240 1,981
140 East Broughton Small 2,229 2,351
141 Saint-Marc-des-Carrières Small 2,217 2,201
142 Saint-Ambroise Small 2,210 2,131
143 Lebel-sur-Quévillon Small 2,159 2,724
144 New Richmond Small 2,133 2,018
145 Sainte-Claire Small 2,130 2,015
146 Métabetchouan Small 2,118 2,164
147 Saint-Anselme Small 2,097 1,866
148 Manawan Small 2,073 1,843
149 Saint-Henri-de-Lévis Small 2,071 1,493
150 Saint-André-Avellin Small 2,063 1,865
151 Saint-Apollinaire Small 2,000 2,193
152 Gentilly Small 1,997 2,027
153 Les Cèdres Small 1,986 1,875
154 Domaine-Ouellet Small 1,973 509
155 Normandin Small 1,970 2,098
156 Saint-Honoré Small 1,966 1,639
157 Waskaganish Small 1,955 1,744
158 Val-David Small 1,920 1,975
159 Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Small 1,904 1,969
160 Causapscal Small 1,901 1,867
161 Ferme-Neuve Small 1,897 1,936
162 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Small 1,890 1,932
163 L'Annonciation Small 1,863 1,636
164 Danville Small 1,847 1,778
165 Dégelis Small 1,817 1,896
166 Mistissini Small 1,793 1,645
167 Saint-Gédéon Small 1,718 1,790
168 Lacolle Small 1,679 1,546
169 Price Small 1,673 1,777
170 Shawville Small 1,664 1,587
171 Chute-aux-Outardes Small 1,644 1,853
172 Sainte-Croix Small 1,636 1,633
173 Cap-aux-Meules Small 1,635 1,685
174 Les Escoumins Small 1,634 1,598
175 Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm Small 1,629 1,622
176 Saint-Damien-de-Buckland Small 1,625 1,493
176 Rivière-au-Renard Small 1,625 1,695
178 Alençon Small 1,595 1,462
179 Château-Richer Small 1,589 1,252
180 Papineauville Small 1,587 1,503
181 Sainte-Julienne Small 1,580 1,607
182 Hawkesbury (Quebec part) Small 1,577 1,398
183 Cookshire Small 1,567 1,483
184 Bonaventure Small 1,564 1,453
185 Ormstown Small 1,561 1,542
186 Saint-Liboire Small 1,556 1,436
186 Saint-Martin Small 1,556 1,644
188 Matagami Small 1,526 1,550
189 Chapais Small 1,521 1,553
190 Kingsey Falls Small 1,453 1,507
191 Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring Small 1,429 1,494
192 Saint-Damase Small 1,421 1,329
193 Yamachiche Small 1,408 1,311
194 Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil Small 1,404 1,426
195 Lac-Simon Small 1,403 1,165
196 Macamic Small 1,390 1,500
197 Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover Small 1,381 1,242
198 Saint-Michel-des-Saints Small 1,379 1,482
199 Rougemont Small 1,378 1,246
200 Luceville Small 1,362 1,378
201 Saint-Raphaël Small 1,359 1,298
202 Témiscaming Small 1,356 1,648
203 Sainte-Thècle Small 1,345 1,296
204 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Small 1,333 1,230
205 Roxton Falls Small 1,323 1,397
206 Cap-Chat Small 1,316 1,371
206 Maliotenam Small 1,316 1,123
208 Ville Lambert Small 1,315 1,027
209 L'Ange-Gardien Small 1,311 865
210 Notre-Dame-du-Lac Small 1,303 1,394
211 Saint-Charles Small 1,300 1,158
212 Le Bic Small 1,286 1,238
213 Bromont Small 1,281 1,126
214 Linière Small 1,279 1,252
215 Maskinongé Small 1,271 1,139
216 Vallée-Jonction Small 1,269 1,228
217 Daveluyville Small 1,266 1,302
218 Saint Grégoire Small 1,264 1,098
219 Saint-Basile-Sud Small 1,238 1,259
220 Grande-Rivière Small 1,218 1,239
221 Oka-Kanesatake Small 1,208 1,112
222 Saint-Alexandre Small 1,207 1,085
223 Sayabec Small 1,201 1,305
224 Domaine-C.-L.-C. Small 1,200 941
225 Saint-Michel Small 1,197 983
226 Amulet Small 1,193 860
227 Saint-Fabien Small 1,160 1,157
228 Labelle Small 1,159 1,145
229 Saint-Denis Small 1,152 1,205
230 Coleraine Small 1,137 1,283
231 Saint-Pacôme Small 1,128 1,133
232 L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur Small 1,108 1,119
233 Sainte-Justine Small 1,099 1,090
234 Barraute Small 1,097 1,133
235 Hébertville Small 1,086 1,080
236 Terrasse-des-Pins Small 1,085 555
236 Weedon Centre Small 1,085 1,182
238 Saint-Alexandre Small 1,071 993
239 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Small 1,065 1,075
240 Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Small 1,062 450
241 Carleton-sur-Mer Small 1,061 1,162
242 Desbiens Small 1,053 1,074
243 Bernierville Small 1,042 1,101

References

  1. 1 2 "From urban areas to population centres". Statistics Canada, May 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Quebec. Statistics Canada.
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