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 has been home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I. History In 1647, Robert ...

* 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 larg ...

Municipal reorganization (1970-1981)

The municipalities constituting the suburban area surrounding

were withdrawn from the County at the beginning of 1970 to form the ''

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''. 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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