List of population centres in Quebec

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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 boundaries of a populated place are not necessarily contiguous with municipal boundaries; a population centre may both include areas outside the boundaries of a municipality, if their urban development is directly contiguous, and may exclude areas inside the boundaries of a municipality which are less densely populated. A municipality may also not be classified as a population centre at all, but may simply be part of another municipality's population centre. Accordingly, do not confuse this list with List of municipalities in Quebec, which lists all municipalities by their actual municipal populations.

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

In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 273 population centres in the province of Quebec [2] and 2 population centres located in part in Quebec.

RankPopulation centre [2] Size group [2] Population (2021) [2] Population (2016) [2] Change [2] Land area (km2) [2] Population density [2]
1 Montréal Large urban3,675,2193,528,651+4.2%1,382.47
2 Québec Large urban733,156708,280+3.5%442.85
− Gatineau [a 1] Large urban271,569256,874+5.7%192.31
3 Sherbrooke Large urban151,157140,300+7.7%102.61
4 Trois-Rivières Large urban128,057124,158+3.1%98.58
5 Chicoutimi - Jonquière Large urban103,934104,741−0.8%94.56
6 Saint-Jérôme Large urban100,85991,205+10.6%96.97
7 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Medium88,08385,022+3.6%53.8
8 Châteauguay Medium75,89171,164+6.6%50.48
9 Drummondville Medium72,08968,634+5.0%52.3
10 Granby Medium62,62459,706+4.9%48.39
11 Beloeil Medium52,95951,132+3.6%26.5
12 Saint-Hyacinthe Medium50,61650,104+1.0%30.8
13 Joliette Medium49,24646,277+6.4%39.03
14 Victoriaville Medium46,32244,735+3.5%35.27
15 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Medium41,65539,655+5.0%33.93
16 Shawinigan Medium38,93038,695+0.6%31.77
17 Rimouski Medium38,70838,478+0.6%27.79
18 Sorel Medium36,65036,365+0.8%30.61
19 Saint-Georges Small27,40227,103+1.1%27.09
20 Val-d'Or Small25,47325,590−0.5%25.17
21 Hudson Small24,24522,158+9.4%34.67
22 Rouyn-Noranda Small23,18623,569−1.6%22.18
23 Magog Small22,22221,001+5.8%19.57
24 Sept-Îles Small21,35222,218−3.9%13.25
25 Varennes Small20,59120,5850.0%10.36
26 Alma Small20,27421,490−5.7%15.94
27 Les Coteaux Small19,58217,396+12.6%18.13
28 Rivière-du-Loup Small19,08118,321+4.1%20.17
29 Buckingham Small17,40716,791+3.7%19.74
30 Thetford Mines Small17,04616,236+5.0%15.1
31 L'Assomption Small16,44316,024+2.6%11.63
32 Laurentides Small15,76813,023+21.1%12.78
33 Port-Alfred-Bagotville Small13,35013,865−3.7%13.11
34 Cowansville Small13,33412,028+10.9%16.35
35 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts - Val-David Small12,13611,348+6.9%19.51
36 Saint-Augustin Small11,7699,453+24.5%11.35
37 Lavaltrie Small11,30110,767+5.0%7.03
38 Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Small11,26910,865+3.7%4.07
39 Lachute Small11,22110,565+6.2%9.59
40 Saint-Amable Small11,19910,144+10.4%7.9
41 Hauterive Small11,14711,549−3.5%8.67
42 Dolbeau Small10,84911,494−5.6%10.49
43 Sainte-Marie Small10,71611,220−4.5%10.65
44 Matane Small10,37110,787−3.9%10.16
45 Marieville Small10,0159,253+8.2%6.74
46 Amos Small9,28110,005−7.2%8.43
47 Baie-Comeau Small9,1009,610−5.3%11.28
48 Donnacona Small8,9528,564+4.5%9.78
49 Montmagny Small8,8819,041−1.8%6.73
50 Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts Small8,8547,849+12.8%10.06
51 Roberval Small8,0568,360−3.6%5.36
52 Farnham Small7,8696,772+16.2%5.93
53 Contrecoeur Small7,7686,273+23.8%6.25
54 Mont-Laurier Small7,6347,841−2.6%10.4
55 L'Épiphanie Small7,6077,385+3.0%10.1
56 La Tuque Small7,4647,571−1.4%6.33
57 Angers Small7,2596,973+4.1%4.76
58 Plessisville Small7,0287,228−2.8%5.87
59 Saint-Rémi Small7,0256,891+1.9%4.01
60 Saint-Félicien Small6,7517,096−4.9%8.58
61 Pont-Rouge Small6,5796,262+5.1%6.67
62 Chibougamau Small6,4916,862−5.4%6
63 Beaupré Small6,3426,053+4.8%11.21
64 Coaticook Small6,3336,524−2.9%8.7
65 Saint-Jovite Small6,2065,744+8.0%11.41
66 Nicolet Small6,0835,669+7.3%6.03
67 Sainte-Adèle Small6,0195,894+2.1%9.1
68 Lac-Mégantic Small5,8085,664+2.5%9.32
69 Mont-Joli Small5,7305,660+1.2%7.96
70 Rawdon Small5,6805,289+7.4%7.68
71 La Sarre Small5,6295,547+1.5%5.9
72 Asbestos Small5,6235,388+4.4%5.17
73 Louiseville Small5,5775,416+3.0%4
74 Port-Cartier Small5,4005,609−3.7%4.88
75 Bromont Small5,3454,365+22.5%7.92
76 Acton Vale Small5,2205,617−7.1%5.58
77 Windsor Small4,9815,074−1.8%4.92
78 Saint-Apollinaire Small4,9333,335+47.9%4.43
79 Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Small4,8724,244+14.8%6.07
80 Napierville Small4,7404,708+0.7%5.8
81 Waterloo Small4,7274,273+10.6%7.74
82 Lac-Alouette Small4,6874,557+2.9%6.78
83 Berthierville Small4,6774,715−0.8%5.11
84 Amqui Small4,5604,729−3.6%6.53
85 Sainte-Martine Small4,4123,931+12.2%3.48
86 Princeville Small4,3964,448−1.2%3.97
87 Terrasse-des-Pins Small4,3954,382+0.3%6.53
88 Verchères Small4,3594,429−1.6%2.99
89 Baie-Saint-Paul Small4,3084,868−11.5%4.03
90 Maniwaki Small4,0943,891+5.2%6.05
91 La Pocatière Small3,9213,954−0.8%5.22
92 Saint-Césaire Small3,8693,815+1.4%2.35
93 Bromptonville Small3,8623,687+4.7%6.64
94 East Angus Small3,6783,502+5.0%4.9
95 Beauceville Small3,5983,769−4.5%6.07
96 Filion Small3,5724,244−15.8%3.49
97 Chisasibi Small3,5653,682−3.2%5.42
98 Saint-Félix-de-Valois Small3,5442,978+19.0%4.07
99 La Malbaie Small3,5343,520+0.4%3.97
100 Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Small3,4943,695−5.4%4.3
101 Sainte-Julienne Small3,4693,263+6.3%6.49
102 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham Small3,4363,485−1.4%2.66
103 Domaine-Ouellet Small3,3912,894+17.2%1.17
104 Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Small3,3703,576−5.8%6.43
105 Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Small3,3672,931+14.9%6.44
106 Black Lake Small3,2663,298−1.0%2.33
107 Warwick Small3,2393,200+1.2%3.89
108 Mistissini Small3,1903,523−9.5%3.05
109 Saint-Pie Small3,1892,980+7.0%2.49
110 Saint-Agapit Small3,1682,977+6.4%2.26
111 Shannon Small3,1313,179−1.5%3.95
112 Richmond Small3,0793,046+1.1%5.37
113 Saint-Gabriel Small3,0682,895+6.0%3.54
114 Saint-Raymond Small3,0573,242−5.7%4.37
115 Melocheville Small3,0392,694+12.8%2.34
116 Rigaud Small3,0383,613−15.9%2.49
117 Trois-Pistoles Small3,0313,076−1.5%4.06
118 Malartic Small2,9962,972+0.8%1.68
119 Havre-Saint-Pierre Small2,8903,015−4.1%2.18
120 Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie Small2,8502,576+10.6%2.89
121 Thurso Small2,8332,533+11.8%3.07
122 Gaspé Small2,8032,609+7.4%4.95
123 Crabtree Small2,8023,025−7.4%2.02
124 Saint-Anselme Small2,7292,688+1.5%3.35
125 Roxton Pond Small2,7012,301+17.4%3.28
126 Clermont Small2,6932,765−2.6%3.72
127 Huntingdon Small2,6732,553+4.7%2.51
128 Saint-Jacques Small2,6472,269+16.7%3.31
129 Bedford Small2,5482,555−0.3%3.86
130 Ville Lambert Small2,5442,596−2.0%2.67
131 Neuville Small2,5432,512+1.2%3.98
132 Saint-Pascal Small2,5342,471+2.5%3.35
133 Lac-Lapierre Small2,5332,480+2.1%2.6
134 Cap-aux-Meules Small2,5162,569−2.1%6.17
135 Château-Richer Small2,4822,396+3.6%3.54
136 Cabano Small2,4192,456−1.5%3.02
137 Saint-Honoré Small2,3942,265+5.7%1.99
138 Évain Small2,3292,441−4.6%1.97
139 Fort-Coulonge Small2,2632,369−4.5%3.83
140 Disraeli Small2,2282,212+0.7%2.59
141 Sainte-Claire Small2,2262,389−6.8%1.8
142 Métabetchouan Small2,2222,167+2.5%2.52
143 Les Cèdres Small2,2142,233−0.9%1.79
144 Senneterre Small2,2122,239−1.2%3.07
145 Forestville Small2,1932,333−6.0%2.9
146 Saint-Tite Small2,1902,381−8.0%2.69
147 Chandler Small2,1892,285−4.2%1.93
148 Fermont Small2,1512,288−6.0%1.45
149 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Small2,1361,949+9.6%1.41
150 Portneuf Small2,1072,004+5.1%3.11
151 Betsiamites Small2,1042,1050.0%1.78
152 Ville-Marie Small2,0172,113−4.5%1.84
153 Saint-Prosper Small2,0062,319−13.5%2.23
154 Saint-Marc-des-Carrières Small2,0052,134−6.0%2.61
155 Sainte-Madeleine Small1,9891,959+1.5%2.38
156 Kuujjuaq Small1,9582,219−11.8%2.46
157 Lebel-sur-Quévillon Small1,9312,015−4.2%2.33
158 Stoneham Small1,9051,854+2.8%2.68
159 New Richmond Small1,8861,901−0.8%4.04
160 Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare Small1,8831,792+5.1%2.47
161 Normandin Small1,8801,910−1.6%1.93
162 Saint-Bruno Small1,8681,756+6.4%1.16
163 East Broughton Small1,8661,8660.0%1.57
164 Pierreville Small1,8631,842+1.1%2.92
165 Laurier-Station Small1,8561,894−2.0%2.97
166 Rivière-Beaudette Small1,8541,592+16.5%3.47
167 Saint-Liboire Small1,8441,775+3.9%2.15
168 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Small1,8221,703+7.0%3.57
169 Waskaganish Small1,8071,839−1.7%0.81
170 Valcourt Small1,8051,806−0.1%2.97
171 Ormstown Small1,7851,735+2.9%2.06
− Grenville [a 2] Small1,7801,677+6.1%2.06
172 Lac-Etchemin Small1,7691,782−0.7%1.65
173 Saint-Sulpice Small1,7691,853−4.5%1.17
174 Saint-Henri-de-Lévis Small1,7611,735+1.5%0.95
175 Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Small1,7571,643+6.9%0.83
176 Dégelis Small1,7511,798−2.6%2.17
177 Saint-Michel Small1,7451,558+12.0%1.06
178 Lacolle Small1,7291,601+8.0%3.41
179 L'Ange-Gardien Small1,7201,600+7.5%1.47
180 Val-Maher Small1,6741,668+0.4%2.98
181 Saint-Martin Small1,6721,592+5.0%3.37
182 Inukjuak Small1,6711,438+16.2%1.98
183 Rougemont Small1,6681,593+4.7%3.33
184 Ferme-Neuve Small1,6631,706−2.5%1.6
185 Domaine-C.-L.-C. Small1,6621,521+9.3%1.91
186 Danville Small1,6521,577+4.8%2.34
187 Saint Grégoire Small1,6511,597+3.4%1.4
188 Saint-Ambroise Small1,6511,678−1.6%0.89
189 Saint-André-Avellin Small1,6421,903−13.7%2.38
190 Price Small1,6401,679−2.3%1.89
191 Gentilly Small1,6341,673−2.3%1.6
192 Manawan Small1,5971,648−3.1%0.86
193 Saint-Thomas Small1,5891,416+12.2%1.63
194 Alençon Small1,5851,567+1.1%2.98
195 Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm Small1,5121,479+2.2%3.26
196 Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Small1,5031,546−2.8%3.37
197 Stanstead Small1,4831,475+0.5%2.35
198 Saint-Léonard-d'Aston Small1,4691,336+10.0%1.6
199 Saint-Alexandre Small1,4661,304+12.4%1.93
200 Godefroy Small1,4631,410+3.8%0.79
201 Maliotenam Small1,4581,363+7.0%0.8
202 Puvirnituq Small1,4561,038+40.3%0.87
203 Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Small1,4551,407+3.4%2.42
204 Bonaventure Small1,4471,439+0.6%2.85
205 Saint-Basile-Sud Small1,4441,387+4.1%1.94
206 Saint-Gédéon Small1,4391,542−6.7%2.42
207 Scott Small1,4331,293+10.8%2.64
208 Sainte-Croix Small1,4241,401+1.6%2.29
209 Maria Small1,4211,422−0.1%2.97
210 Kingsey Falls Small1,4191,452−2.3%2.77
211 Whapmagoostui - Kuujjuarapik Small1,411365+286.6%0.9
212 Maskinongé Small1,4091,368+3.0%2.15
213 Linière Small1,4001,385+1.1%1.61
214 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Small1,3811,407−1.8%1.71
215 Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring Small1,3731,385−0.9%1.98
216 Saint-Boniface Small1,3651,307+4.4%2.43
217 Saint-Polycarpe Small1,3651,165+17.2%0.86
218 Saint-Charles Small1,3571,482−8.4%1.38
219 Macamic Small1,3521,307+3.4%2
220 Daveluyville Small1,3451,306+3.0%2.53
221 Saint-Alexandre Small1,3421,093+22.8%1.29
222 Matagami Small1,3401,396−4.0%1.73
223 Grande-Rivière Small1,3301,517−12.3%3.31
224 Shawville Small1,3291,203+10.5%1.89
225 Wemindji Small1,3241,209+9.5%0.71
226 Brownsburg Small1,3151,425−7.7%1
227 Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover Small1,3151,216+8.1%0.94
228 Témiscaming Small1,3081,361−3.9%1.24
229 Sainte-Thècle Small1,3021,375−5.3%2.29
230 Oka Small1,2991,269+2.4%1
231 Chapais Small1,2891,318−2.2%1.03
232 Les Escoumins Small1,2741,339−4.9%1.61
233 Lac-Connelly Small1,2721,212+5.0%2.16
234 Obedjiwan Small1,2591,404−10.3%0.63
235 Parc-Boutin Small1,2461,127+10.6%2.67
236 Labelle Small1,2441,179+5.5%2.77
237 Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Small1,2431,208+2.9%1.89
238 Saint-Bernard Small1,2231,075+13.8%0.88
239 Yamachiche Small1,2221,245−1.8%1.85
240 Vallée-Jonction Small1,2131,273−4.7%1.06
241 Beaumont Small1,2091,210−0.1%1.64
242 Notre-Dame-du-Lac Small1,2071,184+1.9%2.6
243 Saint-Damien-de-Buckland Small1,2061,203+0.2%1.56
244 Carleton Small1,1981,117+7.3%1.03
245 LeBlanc Small1,1861,518−21.9%1.69
246 Saint-Chrysostome Small1,1711,218−3.9%1.44
247 Cap-Saint-Ignace Small1,1601,214−4.4%2.47
248 Saint-Elzéar Small1,1521,122+2.7%0.66
249 Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil Small1,1491,018+12.9%1.39
250 Saint-Pacôme Small1,145940+21.8%1.16
251 Saint-Damase Small1,1391,138+0.1%1.99
252 Lac-Simon Small1,1341,333−14.9%2.25
253 Le Bic Small1,1321,115+1.5%1.23
254 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Small1,1261,091+3.2%1.25
255 Papineauville Small1,1261,105+1.9%1.58
256 Saint-Jean-de-Matha Small1,1211,004+11.7%2.33
257 Luceville Small1,1181,143−2.2%1.33
258 Salluit Small1,1071,255−11.8%0.76
259 Saint-Michel-des-Saints Small1,1061,131−2.2%1.76
260 Saint-Raphaël Small1,0931,113−1.8%1.08
261 Barraute Small1,0901,099−0.8%1.32
262 Ayer's Cliff Small1,087963+12.9%2.32
263 Sainte-Justine Small1,0791,077+0.2%1.18
264 Saint-Prime Small1,0691,021+4.7%1.05
265 Venise-en-Québec Small1,069920+16.2%1.43
266 Saint-Fabien Small1,0671,145−6.8%1.53
267 Saint-Denis Small1,048985+6.4%1.07
268 Rivière-au-Renard Small1,0451,106−5.5%2.1
269 Roxton Falls Small1,0421,046−0.4%2.28
270 Montagnac Small1,041913+14.0%2.6
271 Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu Small1,031841+22.6%1.49
272 Mont-Saint-Grégoire Small1,0211,015+0.6%1.4
273 Causapscal Small1,0131,041−2.7%1.77
  1. ↑ The Quebec part of the Ottawa-Gatineau population centre.
  2. ↑ The Quebec part of the Hawkesbury, Ont. population centre.

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