List of designated places in Quebec

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Downtown Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec's most populous designated place Ste Agathe des Monts 2006 07 14 by Iwona Kellie.jpg
Downtown Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec's most populous designated place

A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. [1] It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population centres (areas with a population of at least 1,000 and no fewer than 400 persons per square kilometre)." [2] Provincial and territorial authorities collaborate with Statistics Canada in the creation of designated places so that data can be published for sub-areas within municipalities. [2] Starting in 2016, Statistics Canada allowed the overlapping of designated places with population centres. [2]

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In the 2021 Census of Population, Quebec had 120 designated places, [3] an increase from 117 in 2016. [4] Designated place types in Quebec include 14 retired population centres, 94 dissolved municipalities (municipalité dissoute), and 12 unconstituted localities (localité non constituée). [5] In 2021, the 120 designated places had a cumulative population of 80,697 and an average population of 672. Quebec's largest designated place is Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts with a population of 6,740. [6]

List

List of designated places in Quebec
Name [6] Type [5] 2021 Census of Population [6]
Population
(2021)
Population
(2016)
Change
(%)
Land
area
(km2)
Population
density
(per km2)
Amqui Dissolved municipality272266+2.3%2.45
Amulet Retired population centre 1,3501,340+0.7%1.86
Andréville Dissolved municipality269263+2.3%4.24
Armagh Dissolved municipality733739−0.8%0.92
Aston-Jonction Dissolved municipality281261+7.7%1.55
Baie du Milieu Dissolved municipality1533−54.5%9.61
Beaucanton Unconstituted locality 153152+0.7%28.21
Beaulac Dissolved municipality451434+3.9%8.35
Beebe Plain Dissolved municipality867854+1.5%7.87
Bernierville Retired population centre 977994−1.7%1.99
Bishopton Dissolved municipality450441+2.0%9.82
Blanc-Sablon Dissolved municipality112116−3.4%0.54
Calumet Dissolved municipality521550−5.3%4.75
Cap-Chat Retired population centre 9551,072−10.9%1.15
Carillon Dissolved municipality266207+28.5%6.17
Chapeau Dissolved municipality325373−12.9%5.75
Chevery Unconstituted locality 226236−4.2%3.93
Chute-aux-Outardes Retired population centre 9241,059−12.7%0.48
Clarenceville Dissolved municipality177217−18.4%4.17
Coleraine Retired population centre 1,0671,043+2.3%4.17
Cookshire Retired population centre 9501,021−7.0%2.02
De Grasse Dissolved municipality100NA1.38
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent Dissolved municipality633649−2.5%6.48
Eastman Dissolved municipality961880+9.2%12.48
Fortierville Dissolved municipality396398−0.5%1.16
Frelighsburg Dissolved municipality285267+6.7%1.76
Gracefield Dissolved municipality620631−1.7%3
Grandes-Bergeronnes Dissolved municipality453492−7.9%4.82
Harrington Harbour Unconstituted locality 205229−10.5%2.31
Hébertville Retired population centre 9811,085−9.6%0.75
Henryville Dissolved municipality655596+9.9%0.76
Inverness Dissolved municipality246227+8.4%4
Kamouraska Dissolved municipality328349−6.0%7.33
Kegashka Unconstituted locality 12495+30.5%3.06
La Baleine Dissolved municipality233232+0.4%10.52
La Patrie Dissolved municipality317299+6.0%0.78
La Pérade Dissolved municipality820819+0.1%6.1
La Romaine Unconstituted locality 635+1,160.0%1.02
Lac-Carré Dissolved municipality1,031976+5.6%1.79
Lac-des-Écorces Dissolved municipality800824−2.9%4.34
L'Annonciation Retired population centre 1,7351,598+8.6%10.12
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur Retired population centre 1,1161,134−1.6%2.37
Laurierville Dissolved municipality701718−2.4%3.58
Leclercville Dissolved municipality252242+4.1%3.05
Les Becquets Dissolved municipality451457−1.3%3.03
Les Cèdres Dissolved municipality3541−14.6%0.14
L'Île-d'Entrée Dissolved municipality7490−17.8%3.98
L'Islet Dissolved municipality910842+8.1%1.49
L'Islet-sur-Mer Dissolved municipality652639+2.0%1.69
L'Isle-Verte Dissolved municipality888861+3.1%8.71
Lorrainville Dissolved municipality977964+1.3%3.65
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Unconstituted locality 827849−2.6%9.25
Manseau Dissolved municipality438424+3.3%2.53
Mont-Saint-Grégoire Dissolved municipality795939−15.3%1.74
Neuville Dissolved municipality1,1161,115+0.1%6.87
Old Fort Unconstituted locality 256234+9.4%3.43
Philipsburg Dissolved municipality292280+4.3%1.76
Radisson Unconstituted locality 203468−56.6%4.83
Ripon Dissolved municipality684703−2.7%4.87
Rivière-Beaudette Dissolved municipality148155−4.5%0.36
Rivière-Saint-Paul Dissolved municipality147100+47.0%0.2
Rock Island Dissolved municipality927897+3.3%7.36
Saint-Alban Dissolved municipality618548+12.8%1.64
Saint-Bernard Dissolved municipality4764760.0%0.37
Saint-Bernard-de-l'Île-aux-Coudres Dissolved municipality541576−6.1%7.82
Saint-Charles-des-Grondines Dissolved municipality475466+1.9%7.07
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu Dissolved municipality556553+0.5%2.95
Saint-Chrysostome Dissolved municipality683793−13.9%0.57
Saint-Elzéar Dissolved municipality1,9451,776+9.5%6.17
Saint-Flavien Dissolved municipality984975+0.9%6.3
Saint-Gabriel Dissolved municipality616582+5.8%9.93
Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna Dissolved municipality1,0981,099−0.1%6.99
Saint-Guillaume Dissolved municipality767744+3.1%1.52
Saint-Herménégilde Dissolved municipality163156+4.5%9.72
Saint-Isidore Dissolved municipality1,3331,122+18.8%7.44
Saint-Jean-de-Dieu Unconstituted locality 1,027987+4.1%3.35
Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive Dissolved municipality231189+22.2%4.03
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston Dissolved municipality1,0881,062+2.4%1.28
Saint-Liboire Dissolved municipality399258+54.7%0.84
Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres Dissolved municipality342335+2.1%11.13
Saint-Ludger Dissolved municipality120133−9.8%0.14
Saint-Ours Dissolved municipality482443+8.8%0.38
Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage Dissolved municipality377310+21.6%0.48
Saint-Paulin Dissolved municipality690702−1.7%1.2
Saint-Placide Dissolved municipality431417+3.4%0.97
Saint-Polycarpe Dissolved municipality1,4211,228+15.7%3.31
Saint-Siméon Dissolved municipality753823−8.5%5.56
Saint-Sylvestre Dissolved municipality459443+3.6%0.48
Saint-Ulric Dissolved municipality583595−2.0%2.52
Saint-Vallier Dissolved municipality464485−4.3%1.85
Saint-Victor Dissolved municipality1,2121,233−1.7%7.06
Saint-Wenceslas Dissolved municipality368362+1.7%0.57
Saint-Zacharie Dissolved municipality983955+2.9%6.63
Sainte-Agathe Dissolved municipality585624−6.2%4.43
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Retired population centre 6,7406,082+10.8%15.84
Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici Dissolved municipality493465+6.0%3.39
Sainte-Anne-du-Lac Dissolved municipality375342+9.6%3.08
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton Dissolved municipality349412−15.3%1.76
Sainte-Félicité Dissolved municipality552572−3.5%1.82
Sainte-Monique Dissolved municipality194200−3.0%0.75
Sault-au-Mouton Dissolved municipality451509−11.4%4.7
Sawyerville Dissolved municipality782802−2.5%12.78
Sayabec Retired population centre 1,1221,163−3.5%3.18
Scott Dissolved municipality842813+3.6%2.31
Shenley Dissolved municipality958916+4.6%8.88
Stanstead Plain Dissolved municipality1,0301,037−0.7%6.72
Sutton Dissolved municipality1,7871,782+0.3%9.04
Taschereau Dissolved municipality469503−6.8%2.75
Tête-à-la-Baleine Unconstituted locality 119145−17.9%10.69
Upton Dissolved municipality1,0921,135−3.8%3.13
Val Barrette Dissolved municipality619599+3.3%4.79
Val-Brillant Dissolved municipality452480−5.8%3.13
Val-David Retired population centre 2,2712,592−12.4%2.51
Val-Paradis Unconstituted locality 186155+20.0%38.48
Villebois Unconstituted locality 173157+10.2%17.78
Weedon Centre Retired population centre 1,0221,059−3.5%4.83
Wemotaci Retired population centre 9501,038−8.5%0.41
Wottonville Dissolved municipality515508+1.4%6.58
Yamaska Dissolved municipality490461+6.3%2.04
Yamaska-Est Dissolved municipality268267+0.4%0.41
Total designated places80,69780,118+0.7%565.33
Province of Quebec8,501,8338,164,361+4.1%1,298,599.75

See also

References

  1. "2006 Census Dictionary, Figure 20: Hierarchy of standard geographic units for dissemination, 2006 Census". Statistics Canada. November 20, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016: Designated place (DPL)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. "Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021 – Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. "Table 1.1: Geographic areas by province and territory, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Select from a list of geographies, Quebec". Statistics Canada. January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places (Quebec)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.