Quebec County was a historic

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in the province of

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. The county included the

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metropolitan area and extended northwestward. The county seat was

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. Quebec County was used as an electoral district in the first election held for members of the

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in 1792.

Creation (1855)

The County was established on July 1, 1855, encompassing all municipalities and unorganized territory within the following limits: :* to the south: the

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:* to the north: the 48th parallel :* to the west: the western limits of the parishes of Sainte-Foy,

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and Saint-Ambroise, and of the Seigniory of Saint-Gabriel and the prolongation thereof to the northern limit of the County :* to the east: the southwestern line of the Seigniory of La Côte de Beaupré until it meets the southeastern line of the Township of

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, then northeast to its eastern corner, then by its northeastern line to the rear thereof, and then by the prolongation of that line to the northern limit of the county :* excepting the City of Quebec and the parishes of Notre-Dame-de-Quebec and Saint-Roch-de-Québec. In 1896, in addition to the unorganized territory, the County comprised the following entities: :* the parishes of Beauport, Charlesbourg, L'Ancienne-Lorette, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery, Saint-Félix-du-Cap-Rouge and Sainte-Foy :* the municipalities of Limoilou, Saint-Dunstan-du-lac-Beauport, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and St-Malo :* in the ''

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'' of the City of Quebec: the parishes of Quebec, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, Saint-Roch-Nord and Saint-Sauveur-de-Québec :* the united townships of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury :* the fief Hubert In 1864, Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery was granted the powers of a county council for certain limited purposes.

Municipalities

The county included the following municipalities/townships: * Beauport-Ouest * Charlesbourg-Est * Charlesbourg-Ouest * Lac-Édouard * Lac-Saint-Charles *

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* Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides * Orsainville * Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette * Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport * Saint-Félix-du-Cap-Rouge *

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier () is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I. History In 1647, Robert Giffa ...

* Saint-Gabriel-Ouest * Saint-Gérard-Magella * Sainte-Monique-des-Saules * Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux *

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City. Its main attraction is the Stoneham Mountain Resort. The large ...

Municipal reorganization (1970-1981)

The municipalities constituting the suburban area surrounding

were withdrawn from the County at the beginning of 1970 to form the '' Communauté urbaine de Québec''. When Quebec's county boundaries were redrawn into

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the county was dissolved mostly into La Jacques-Cartier, with small parts going to Le Haut-Saint-Maurice and Portneuf.

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Creation (1855)

Municipalities

Municipal reorganization (1970-1981)

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