The Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec (, ) is an association created in 1997 by Jean-Marie Girardville and inspired from similar associations in

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. Its objective is to promote the preservation and the enhancement of the architectural and historical heritage of villages in Quebec, as well as the quality of their landscape. As of 2009, it had 37 village members located in 10 different regions. It is affiliated to the international association

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Cacouna Cacouna () is a municipality in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 132. The municipality of Cacouna w ...

* Calixa-Lavallée *

Cap-Santé Cap-Santé () is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the county seat of Portneuf Regional County Municipality and was as well the county seat of the designated Portneuf County, Quebec, Portneuf County. The name of the town means "C ...

* Champlain *

Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent () is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas, both al ...

Deschambault-Grondines Deschambault-Grondines () is a municipality located in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec, Canada. Deschambault-Grondines was created in 2002 by the merger of the villages of Deschambault ...

* Dudswell *

Frelighsburg Frelighsburg is a municipality in the Estrie region of southern Quebec, Canada, on the border with Vermont. It is at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, part of the Appalachian Mountains. Administratively, it is within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional Coun ...

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* Kamouraska * Lac-Brome * L'Anse-Saint-Jean *

Les Éboulements Les Éboulements () is a municipality (Quebec), municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. Its population centres include Les Éboulements (located along Quebec Route 362, Route 362 on the plateau overlooking the Saint Lawr ...

Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine The Magdalen Islands (, ) are a Canadian archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Since 2005, the 12-island archipelago is divided into two municipalities: the majority-francophone Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the majority-angloph ...

* L'Islet * Lotbinière *

Métis-sur-Mer Métis-sur-Mer (, ) is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 594 in the Canada 2021 Census. The name "Métis" is said to come from a Mi'kmaq word meani ...

* Neuville *

Notre-Dame-du-Portage Notre-Dame-du-Portage () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec located at the edge of the Saint Lawrence River in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. It is part of the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality and home to the Rivier ...

* Percé * Sainte-Pétronille * Sainte-Rose-du-Nord * Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly * Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu *

Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu (, ) is a municipality in the southwestern part of Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,285. History In ...

* Saint-Irénée *

Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (, ) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, on the southeastern side of Île d'Orléans. Prior to April 5, 2003, it ...

Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans (, ) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality. It is situated on the south side of Île d'Orléans, Orléans Island. Prior ...

Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse () is a municipality of about 1,800 people about 20 km east of Lévis, in Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North A ...

Saint-Pacôme Saint-Pacôme () is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality. Saint-Pacome Catholic Church is located in the town. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Stat ...

* Saint-Siméon * Saint-Vallier * Stanbridge East * Stanstead *

Tadoussac Tadoussac () is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of the estuary of St. Lawrence river, in Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada. Geography Tadoussac is ...

Verchères Verchères () is an off-island suburbs, off-island suburb of Montreal, in Montérégie, Quebec, located on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 5,759. History file:Verchères (Québec)-Pan ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Most Beautiful Villages in Quebec

Villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

Organizations based in Quebec 1997 establishments in Quebec Organizations established in 1997 Lists of most beautiful villages

List of village members

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