List of regions of Quebec

The province of Quebec, Canada, is officially divided into 17 administrative regions. Traditionally (and unofficially), it is divided into around twenty regions. As of the 2011 Canadian Census, the population of Quebec was 7,903,001, the land area was 1,356,547.02 km2 and the population density was 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre.

Administrative
Administrative regions are used to organize the delivery of provincial government services. They are also the basis of organization for regional conferences of elected officers (French: conférences régionales des élus (CRÉ)), with the exception of the Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec regions, which each have three CRÉs or equivalent bodies. (In the Nord-du-Québec region, the Kativik Regional Government and Cree Regional Authority, in addition to their other functions, play the role of a CRÉ).

List
The subregions of Montérégie and Nord-du-Québec have their own Regional conference of elected officers (RCE). Municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2011 Census are listed, with those 50,000 or over bolded. In addition, the seat of the relevant RCE is indicated, as well as other major cities and owns. If the population of a CRE is less than 20,000, it is shown in italics.



Former administrative regions

 * Mauricie–Bois-Francs was split in 1997 to create Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec administrative regions (note, the notion of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this)
 * In January 2000, Québec administrative region was renamed Capitale-Nationale.

Historical and Traditional
Quebec has a number of regions that go by historical and traditional names. Often, they have similar but distinct French and English names.
 * Abitibi
 * Lower Saint Lawrence (Bas-Saint-Laurent)
 * Beauce (within Chaudière-Appalaches)
 * Bois-Francs (within Centre-du-Québec)
 * Charlevoix (eastern part of the Capitale-Nationale administrative region)
 * Chateauguay Valley
 * North Shore/Lower North Shore
 * Eastern Townships (Cantons-de-l'Est)
 * Gaspésie
 * Lac-Saint-Jean
 * Magdalen Islands (Îles de la Madeleine)
 * James Bay (Jamésie)
 * Lanaudière
 * Laurentians (Laurentides)
 * Mauricie
 * Montérégie
 * Montreal region/Greater Montreal/Island of Montreal
 * Nord-du-Québec (or Grand-Nord)
 * Nunavik
 * Ottawa Valley
 * Outaouais
 * Pontiac
 * Quebec City region (corresponds to Capitale-Nationale)
 * Rupert's Land
 * Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
 * South Shore (Montreal) (Rive-Sud)
 * Timiskaming (Témiscamingue)
 * Ungava District