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] 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] Gatineau portion of Ottawa-Gatineau [ 3] Grenville portion Hawkesbury .[ 4]
Rank
Population centre[ 2]
Size group[ 2]
Population (2021)[ 2]
Population (2016)[ 2]
Change[ 2]
Land area (km2 )[ 2]
Population density[ 2]
1 Montréal Large urban
3,675,219
3,528,651
+4.2% 1,382.47 2
2 Québec Large urban
733,156
708,280
+3.5% 442.85 2
− Gatineau [ a 1] Large urban
271,569
256,874
+5.7% 192.31 2
3 Sherbrooke Large urban
151,157
140,300
+7.7% 102.61 2
4 Trois-Rivières Large urban
128,057
124,158
+3.1% 98.58 2
5 Chicoutimi - Jonquière Large urban
103,934
104,741
−0.8% 94.56 2
6 Saint-Jérôme Large urban
100,859
91,205
+10.6% 96.97 2
7 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Medium
88,083
85,022
+3.6% 53.8 2
8 Châteauguay Medium
75,891
71,164
+6.6% 50.48 2
9 Drummondville Medium
72,089
68,634
+5.0% 52.3 2
10 Granby Medium
62,624
59,706
+4.9% 48.39 2
11 Beloeil Medium
52,959
51,132
+3.6% 26.5 2
12 Saint-Hyacinthe Medium
50,616
50,104
+1.0% 30.8 2
13 Joliette Medium
49,246
46,277
+6.4% 39.03 2
14 Victoriaville Medium
46,322
44,735
+3.5% 35.27 2
15 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Medium
41,655
39,655
+5.0% 33.93 2
16 Shawinigan Medium
38,930
38,695
+0.6% 31.77 2
17 Rimouski Medium
38,708
38,478
+0.6% 27.79 2
18 Sorel Medium
36,650
36,365
+0.8% 30.61 2
19 Saint-Georges Small
27,402
27,103
+1.1% 27.09 2
20 Val-d'Or Small
25,473
25,590
−0.5% 25.17 2
21 Hudson Small
24,245
22,158
+9.4% 34.67 2
22 Rouyn-Noranda Small
23,186
23,569
−1.6% 22.18 2
23 Magog Small
22,222
21,001
+5.8% 19.57 2
24 Sept-Îles Small
21,352
22,218
−3.9% 13.25 2
25 Varennes Small
20,591
20,585
10.36 2
26 Alma Small
20,274
21,490
−5.7% 15.94 2
27 Les Coteaux Small
19,582
17,396
+12.6% 18.13 2
28 Rivière-du-Loup Small
19,081
18,321
+4.1% 20.17 2
29 Buckingham Small
17,407
16,791
+3.7% 19.74 2
30 Thetford Mines Small
17,046
16,236
+5.0% 15.1 2
31 L'Assomption Small
16,443
16,024
+2.6% 11.63 2
32 Laurentides Small
15,768
13,023
+21.1% 12.78 2
33 Port-Alfred-Bagotville Small
13,350
13,865
−3.7% 13.11 2
34 Cowansville Small
13,334
12,028
+10.9% 16.35 2
35 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts - Val-David Small
12,136
11,348
+6.9% 19.51 2
36 Saint-Augustin Small
11,769
9,453
+24.5% 11.35 2
37 Lavaltrie Small
11,301
10,767
+5.0% 7.03 2
38 Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Small
11,269
10,865
+3.7% 4.07 2
39 Lachute Small
11,221
10,565
+6.2% 9.59 2
40 Saint-Amable Small
11,199
10,144
+10.4% 7.9 2
41 Hauterive Small
11,147
11,549
−3.5% 8.67 2
42 Dolbeau Small
10,849
11,494
−5.6% 10.49 2
43 Sainte-Marie Small
10,716
11,220
−4.5% 10.65 2
44 Matane Small
10,371
10,787
−3.9% 10.16 2
45 Marieville Small
10,015
9,253
+8.2% 6.74 2
46 Amos Small
9,281
10,005
−7.2% 8.43 2
47 Baie-Comeau Small
9,100
9,610
−5.3% 11.28 2
48 Donnacona Small
8,952
8,564
+4.5% 9.78 2
49 Montmagny Small
8,881
9,041
−1.8% 6.73 2
50 Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts Small
8,854
7,849
+12.8% 10.06 2
51 Roberval Small
8,056
8,360
−3.6% 5.36 2
52 Farnham Small
7,869
6,772
+16.2% 5.93 2
53 Contrecoeur Small
7,768
6,273
+23.8% 6.25 2
54 Mont-Laurier Small
7,634
7,841
−2.6% 10.4 2
55 L'Épiphanie Small
7,607
7,385
+3.0% 10.1 2
56 La Tuque Small
7,464
7,571
−1.4% 6.33 2
57 Angers Small
7,259
6,973
+4.1% 4.76 2
58 Plessisville Small
7,028
7,228
−2.8% 5.87 2
59 Saint-Rémi Small
7,025
6,891
+1.9% 4.01 2
60 Saint-Félicien Small
6,751
7,096
−4.9% 8.58 2
61 Pont-Rouge Small
6,579
6,262
+5.1% 6.67 2
62 Chibougamau Small
6,491
6,862
−5.4% 6 2
63 Beaupré Small
6,342
6,053
+4.8% 11.21 2
64 Coaticook Small
6,333
6,524
−2.9% 8.7 2
65 Saint-Jovite Small
6,206
5,744
+8.0% 11.41 2
66 Nicolet Small
6,083
5,669
+7.3% 6.03 2
67 Sainte-Adèle Small
6,019
5,894
+2.1% 9.1 2
68 Lac-Mégantic Small
5,808
5,664
+2.5% 9.32 2
69 Mont-Joli Small
5,730
5,660
+1.2% 7.96 2
70 Rawdon Small
5,680
5,289
+7.4% 7.68 2
71 La Sarre Small
5,629
5,547
+1.5% 5.9 2
72 Asbestos Small
5,623
5,388
+4.4% 5.17 2
73 Louiseville Small
5,577
5,416
+3.0% 4 2
74 Port-Cartier Small
5,400
5,609
−3.7% 4.88 2
75 Bromont Small
5,345
4,365
+22.5% 7.92 2
76 Acton Vale Small
5,220
5,617
−7.1% 5.58 2
77 Windsor Small
4,981
5,074
−1.8% 4.92 2
78 Saint-Apollinaire Small
4,933
3,335
+47.9% 4.43 2
79 Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Small
4,872
4,244
+14.8% 6.07 2
80 Napierville Small
4,740
4,708
+0.7% 5.8 2
81 Waterloo Small
4,727
4,273
+10.6% 7.74 2
82 Lac-Alouette Small
4,687
4,557
+2.9% 6.78 2
83 Berthierville Small
4,677
4,715
−0.8% 5.11 2
84 Amqui Small
4,560
4,729
−3.6% 6.53 2
85 Sainte-Martine Small
4,412
3,931
+12.2% 3.48 2
86 Princeville Small
4,396
4,448
−1.2% 3.97 2
87 Terrasse-des-Pins Small
4,395
4,382
+0.3% 6.53 2
88 Verchères Small
4,359
4,429
−1.6% 2.99 2
89 Baie-Saint-Paul Small
4,308
4,868
−11.5% 4.03 2
90 Maniwaki Small
4,094
3,891
+5.2% 6.05 2
91 La Pocatière Small
3,921
3,954
−0.8% 5.22 2
92 Saint-Césaire Small
3,869
3,815
+1.4% 2.35 2
93 Bromptonville Small
3,862
3,687
+4.7% 6.64 2
94 East Angus Small
3,678
3,502
+5.0% 4.9 2
95 Beauceville Small
3,598
3,769
−4.5% 6.07 2
96 Filion Small
3,572
4,244
−15.8% 3.49 2
97 Chisasibi Small
3,565
3,682
−3.2% 5.42 2
98 Saint-Félix-de-Valois Small
3,544
2,978
+19.0% 4.07 2
99 La Malbaie Small
3,534
3,520
+0.4% 3.97 2
100 Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Small
3,494
3,695
−5.4% 4.3 2
101 Sainte-Julienne Small
3,469
3,263
+6.3% 6.49 2
102 Saint-Germain-de-Grantham Small
3,436
3,485
−1.4% 2.66 2
103 Domaine-Ouellet Small
3,391
2,894
+17.2% 1.17 2
104 Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Small
3,370
3,576
−5.8% 6.43 2
105 Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Small
3,367
2,931
+14.9% 6.44 2
106 Black Lake Small
3,266
3,298
−1.0% 2.33 2
107 Warwick Small
3,239
3,200
+1.2% 3.89 2
108 Mistissini Small
3,190
3,523
−9.5% 3.05 2
109 Saint-Pie Small
3,189
2,980
+7.0% 2.49 2
110 Saint-Agapit Small
3,168
2,977
+6.4% 2.26 2
111 Shannon Small
3,131
3,179
−1.5% 3.95 2
112 Richmond Small
3,079
3,046
+1.1% 5.37 2
113 Saint-Gabriel Small
3,068
2,895
+6.0% 3.54 2
114 Saint-Raymond Small
3,057
3,242
−5.7% 4.37 2
115 Melocheville Small
3,039
2,694
+12.8% 2.34 2
116 Rigaud Small
3,038
3,613
−15.9% 2.49 2
117 Trois-Pistoles Small
3,031
3,076
−1.5% 4.06 2
118 Malartic Small
2,996
2,972
+0.8% 1.68 2
119 Havre-Saint-Pierre Small
2,890
3,015
−4.1% 2.18 2
120 Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie Small
2,850
2,576
+10.6% 2.89 2
121 Thurso Small
2,833
2,533
+11.8% 3.07 2
122 Gaspé Small
2,803
2,609
+7.4% 4.95 2
123 Crabtree Small
2,802
3,025
−7.4% 2.02 2
124 Saint-Anselme Small
2,729
2,688
+1.5% 3.35 2
125 Roxton Pond Small
2,701
2,301
+17.4% 3.28 2
126 Clermont Small
2,693
2,765
−2.6% 3.72 2
127 Huntingdon Small
2,673
2,553
+4.7% 2.51 2
128 Saint-Jacques Small
2,647
2,269
+16.7% 3.31 2
129 Bedford Small
2,548
2,555
−0.3% 3.86 2
130 Ville Lambert Small
2,544
2,596
−2.0% 2.67 2
131 Neuville Small
2,543
2,512
+1.2% 3.98 2
132 Saint-Pascal Small
2,534
2,471
+2.5% 3.35 2
133 Lac-Lapierre Small
2,533
2,480
+2.1% 2.6 2
134 Cap-aux-Meules Small
2,516
2,569
−2.1% 6.17 2
135 Château-Richer Small
2,482
2,396
+3.6% 3.54 2
136 Cabano Small
2,419
2,456
−1.5% 3.02 2
137 Saint-Honoré Small
2,394
2,265
+5.7% 1.99 2
138 Évain Small
2,329
2,441
−4.6% 1.97 2
139 Fort-Coulonge Small
2,263
2,369
−4.5% 3.83 2
140 Disraeli Small
2,228
2,212
+0.7% 2.59 2
141 Sainte-Claire Small
2,226
2,389
−6.8% 1.8 2
142 Métabetchouan Small
2,222
2,167
+2.5% 2.52 2
143 Les Cèdres Small
2,214
2,233
−0.9% 1.79 2
144 Senneterre Small
2,212
2,239
−1.2% 3.07 2
145 Forestville Small
2,193
2,333
−6.0% 2.9 2
146 Saint-Tite Small
2,190
2,381
−8.0% 2.69 2
147 Chandler Small
2,189
2,285
−4.2% 1.93 2
148 Fermont Small
2,151
2,288
−6.0% 1.45 2
149 Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan Small
2,136
1,949
+9.6% 1.41 2
150 Portneuf Small
2,107
2,004
+5.1% 3.11 2
151 Betsiamites Small
2,104
2,105
1.78 2
152 Ville-Marie Small
2,017
2,113
−4.5% 1.84 2
153 Saint-Prosper Small
2,006
2,319
−13.5% 2.23 2
154 Saint-Marc-des-Carrières Small
2,005
2,134
−6.0% 2.61 2
155 Sainte-Madeleine Small
1,989
1,959
+1.5% 2.38 2
156 Kuujjuaq Small
1,958
2,219
−11.8% 2.46 2
157 Lebel-sur-Quévillon Small
1,931
2,015
−4.2% 2.33 2
158 Stoneham Small
1,905
1,854
+2.8% 2.68 2
159 New Richmond Small
1,886
1,901
−0.8% 4.04 2
160 Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare Small
1,883
1,792
+5.1% 2.47 2
161 Normandin Small
1,880
1,910
−1.6% 1.93 2
162 Saint-Bruno Small
1,868
1,756
+6.4% 1.16 2
163 East Broughton Small
1,866
1,866
1.57 2
164 Pierreville Small
1,863
1,842
+1.1% 2.92 2
165 Laurier-Station Small
1,856
1,894
−2.0% 2.97 2
166 Rivière-Beaudette Small
1,854
1,592
+16.5% 3.47 2
167 Saint-Liboire Small
1,844
1,775
+3.9% 2.15 2
168 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Small
1,822
1,703
+7.0% 3.57 2
169 Waskaganish Small
1,807
1,839
−1.7% 0.81 2
170 Valcourt Small
1,805
1,806
−0.1% 2.97 2
171 Ormstown Small
1,785
1,735
+2.9% 2.06 2
− Grenville [ a 2] Small
1,780
1,677
+6.1% 2.06 2
172 Lac-Etchemin Small
1,769
1,782
−0.7% 1.65 2
173 Saint-Sulpice Small
1,769
1,853
−4.5% 1.17 2
174 Saint-Henri-de-Lévis Small
1,761
1,735
+1.5% 0.95 2
175 Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Small
1,757
1,643
+6.9% 0.83 2
176 Dégelis Small
1,751
1,798
−2.6% 2.17 2
177 Saint-Michel Small
1,745
1,558
+12.0% 1.06 2
178 Lacolle Small
1,729
1,601
+8.0% 3.41 2
179 L'Ange-Gardien Small
1,720
1,600
+7.5% 1.47 2
180 Val-Maher Small
1,674
1,668
+0.4% 2.98 2
181 Saint-Martin Small
1,672
1,592
+5.0% 3.37 2
182 Inukjuak Small
1,671
1,438
+16.2% 1.98 2
183 Rougemont Small
1,668
1,593
+4.7% 3.33 2
184 Ferme-Neuve Small
1,663
1,706
−2.5% 1.6 2
185 Domaine-C.-L.-C. Small
1,662
1,521
+9.3% 1.91 2
186 Danville Small
1,652
1,577
+4.8% 2.34 2
187 Saint Grégoire Small
1,651
1,597
+3.4% 1.4 2
188 Saint-Ambroise Small
1,651
1,678
−1.6% 0.89 2
189 Saint-André-Avellin Small
1,642
1,903
−13.7% 2.38 2
190 Price Small
1,640
1,679
−2.3% 1.89 2
191 Gentilly Small
1,634
1,673
−2.3% 1.6 2
192 Manawan Small
1,597
1,648
−3.1% 0.86 2
193 Saint-Thomas Small
1,589
1,416
+12.2% 1.63 2
194 Alençon Small
1,585
1,567
+1.1% 2.98 2
195 Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm Small
1,512
1,479
+2.2% 3.26 2
196 Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Small
1,503
1,546
−2.8% 3.37 2
197 Stanstead Small
1,483
1,475
+0.5% 2.35 2
198 Saint-Léonard-d'Aston Small
1,469
1,336
+10.0% 1.6 2
199 Saint-Alexandre Small
1,466
1,304
+12.4% 1.93 2
200 Godefroy Small
1,463
1,410
+3.8% 0.79 2
201 Maliotenam Small
1,458
1,363
+7.0% 0.8 2
202 Puvirnituq Small
1,456
1,038
+40.3% 0.87 2
203 Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Small
1,455
1,407
+3.4% 2.42 2
204 Bonaventure Small
1,447
1,439
+0.6% 2.85 2
205 Saint-Basile-Sud Small
1,444
1,387
+4.1% 1.94 2
206 Saint-Gédéon Small
1,439
1,542
−6.7% 2.42 2
207 Scott Small
1,433
1,293
+10.8% 2.64 2
208 Sainte-Croix Small
1,424
1,401
+1.6% 2.29 2
209 Maria Small
1,421
1,422
−0.1% 2.97 2
210 Kingsey Falls Small
1,419
1,452
−2.3% 2.77 2
211 Whapmagoostui - Kuujjuarapik Small
1,411
365
+286.6% 0.9 2
212 Maskinongé Small
1,409
1,368
+3.0% 2.15 2
213 Linière Small
1,400
1,385
+1.1% 1.61 2
214 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Small
1,381
1,407
−1.8% 1.71 2
215 Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring Small
1,373
1,385
−0.9% 1.98 2
216 Saint-Boniface Small
1,365
1,307
+4.4% 2.43 2
217 Saint-Polycarpe Small
1,365
1,165
+17.2% 0.86 2
218 Saint-Charles Small
1,357
1,482
−8.4% 1.38 2
219 Macamic Small
1,352
1,307
+3.4% 2 2
220 Daveluyville Small
1,345
1,306
+3.0% 2.53 2
221 Saint-Alexandre Small
1,342
1,093
+22.8% 1.29 2
222 Matagami Small
1,340
1,396
−4.0% 1.73 2
223 Grande-Rivière Small
1,330
1,517
−12.3% 3.31 2
224 Shawville Small
1,329
1,203
+10.5% 1.89 2
225 Wemindji Small
1,324
1,209
+9.5% 0.71 2
226 Brownsburg Small
1,315
1,425
−7.7% 1 2
227 Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover Small
1,315
1,216
+8.1% 0.94 2
228 Témiscaming Small
1,308
1,361
−3.9% 1.24 2
229 Sainte-Thècle Small
1,302
1,375
−5.3% 2.29 2
230 Oka Small
1,299
1,269
+2.4% 1 2
231 Chapais Small
1,289
1,318
−2.2% 1.03 2
232 Les Escoumins Small
1,274
1,339
−4.9% 1.61 2
233 Lac-Connelly Small
1,272
1,212
+5.0% 2.16 2
234 Obedjiwan Small
1,259
1,404
−10.3% 0.63 2
235 Parc-Boutin Small
1,246
1,127
+10.6% 2.67 2
236 Labelle Small
1,244
1,179
+5.5% 2.77 2
237 Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Small
1,243
1,208
+2.9% 1.89 2
238 Saint-Bernard Small
1,223
1,075
+13.8% 0.88 2
239 Yamachiche Small
1,222
1,245
−1.8% 1.85 2
240 Vallée-Jonction Small
1,213
1,273
−4.7% 1.06 2
241 Beaumont Small
1,209
1,210
−0.1% 1.64 2
242 Notre-Dame-du-Lac Small
1,207
1,184
+1.9% 2.6 2
243 Saint-Damien-de-Buckland Small
1,206
1,203
+0.2% 1.56 2
244 Carleton Small
1,198
1,117
+7.3% 1.03 2
245 LeBlanc Small
1,186
1,518
−21.9% 1.69 2
246 Saint-Chrysostome Small
1,171
1,218
−3.9% 1.44 2
247 Cap-Saint-Ignace Small
1,160
1,214
−4.4% 2.47 2
248 Saint-Elzéar Small
1,152
1,122
+2.7% 0.66 2
249 Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil Small
1,149
1,018
+12.9% 1.39 2
250 Saint-Pacôme Small
1,145
940
+21.8% 1.16 2
251 Saint-Damase Small
1,139
1,138
+0.1% 1.99 2
252 Lac-Simon Small
1,134
1,333
−14.9% 2.25 2
253 Le Bic Small
1,132
1,115
+1.5% 1.23 2
254 Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Small
1,126
1,091
+3.2% 1.25 2
255 Papineauville Small
1,126
1,105
+1.9% 1.58 2
256 Saint-Jean-de-Matha Small
1,121
1,004
+11.7% 2.33 2
257 Luceville Small
1,118
1,143
−2.2% 1.33 2
258 Salluit Small
1,107
1,255
−11.8% 0.76 2
259 Saint-Michel-des-Saints Small
1,106
1,131
−2.2% 1.76 2
260 Saint-Raphaël Small
1,093
1,113
−1.8% 1.08 2
261 Barraute Small
1,090
1,099
−0.8% 1.32 2
262 Ayer's Cliff Small
1,087
963
+12.9% 2.32 2
263 Sainte-Justine Small
1,079
1,077
+0.2% 1.18 2
264 Saint-Prime Small
1,069
1,021
+4.7% 1.05 2
265 Venise-en-Québec Small
1,069
920
+16.2% 1.43 2
266 Saint-Fabien Small
1,067
1,145
−6.8% 1.53 2
267 Saint-Denis Small
1,048
985
+6.4% 1.07 2
268 Rivière-au-Renard Small
1,045
1,106
−5.5% 2.1 2
269 Roxton Falls Small
1,042
1,046
−0.4% 2.28 2
270 Montagnac Small
1,041
913
+14.0% 2.6 2
271 Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu Small
1,031
841
+22.6% 1.49 2
272 Mont-Saint-Grégoire Small
1,021
1,015
+0.6% 1.4 2
273 Causapscal Small
1,013
1,041
−2.7% 1.77 2
See also
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