The ''Communauté métropolitaine de Québec'' (CMQ), or Quebec Metropolitan Community, is an

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of the province of

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, comprising the

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Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

and Lévis. The CMQ is one of the two

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Predecessor

Effective January 1, 1970, the Québec Urban Community (french: Communauté urbaine de Québec) ("CUQ") was established, which governed the area surrounding Quebec City on the north shore of the

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. Together with the CUQ, the Québec Urban Community Transit Commission (french: Commission de transport de la Communauté urbaine de Québec) ("CTCUQ") and the Greater Québec Water Purification Board (french: Bureau d'assainissement des eaux du Québec Métropolitain) ("BAEQM") were also established. Each of the three covered different groups of municipalities:

Formation

The CUQ was replaced by the CMQ on January 1, 2002. The CMQ exercised jurisdiction over a wider geographical area. Quebec was amalgamated with the cities of Beauport, Cap-Rouge, Charlesbourg,

L'Ancienne-Lorette L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002 as part of a 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, but, after a 2004 refere ...

, Lac-Saint-Charles,

Loretteville Loretteville is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. It is located within the borough of La Haute-Saint-Charles, and also contains the upmarket neighbourhood of Montchâtel. Its population ...

, Saint-Émile, Sainte-Foy, Sillery, Val-Bélair, Vanier and

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, adjacent to Quebec City. The town was founded in 1691 by three families (Desroches, Racette, Couture). It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002 ...

. In the 2006 demerger, L'Ancienne-Lorette and Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures regained separate status. Lévis was amalgamated with Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Rédempteur, Saint-Romuald, Pintendre, Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville and Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy.

Gallery

Quebec City 01.jpg, Québec Lévis.jpg, Lévis Quebec - Arrondissements.svg, Boroughs of Quebec City prior to October 31, 2009. Quebec Arrondissements.svg, Boroughs of Quebec City, effective November 1, 2009.

References

External links

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''Communauté métropolitaine de Québec'' website

Quebec City Guide - Télégraphe de Québec
{{DEFAULTSORT:Communaute metropolitaine de Quebec Quebec City Area Metropolitan areas of Quebec