Largest & Smallest Cities & Towns in Quebec (2026)

Data source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population — View the official Quebec dataset on Statistics Canada

157 of Quebec's 215 largest municipalities grew between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, while 58 shrank. Bromont grew fastest, at +25.6%.

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Largest

Largest by Metro Area

This ranks Quebec by metro area — Statistics Canada's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA) boundary, which combines a core municipality with the surrounding communities that are economically and socially integrated with it through commuting and shared labour markets. This is generally what people mean by a city's population in everyday conversation. Metro areas under 1,000 people are excluded.

# Name Population
(2016)
Population
(2021)
2016-2021
Change
2026
(Projected)
Land area (km²) Density (per km²)
1 Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) (CMA) 332,426 353,293 +20,867 (+6.3%) 375,470 3,381.83 104.5
2 Sherbrooke (CMA) 212,105 227,398 +15,293 (+7.2%) 243,794 1,458.10 156.0
3 Saguenay (CMA) 161,520 161,567 +47 (+0.0%) 161,614 3,133.53 51.6
4 Drummondville (CMA) 97,149 101,610 +4,461 (+4.6%) 106,276 1,094.36 92.8
5 Granby (CA) 85,056 90,833 +5,777 (+6.8%) 97,002 494.10 183.8
6 Saint-Hyacinthe (CA) 58,201 59,980 +1,779 (+3.1%) 61,813 259.38 231.2
7 Rimouski (CA) 53,498 53,944 +446 (+0.8%) 54,394 772.93 69.8
8 Victoriaville (CA) 51,336 52,936 +1,600 (+3.1%) 54,586 378.10 140.0
9 Joliette (CA) 49,439 52,706 +3,267 (+6.6%) 56,189 108.66 485.0
10 Shawinigan (CA) 49,349 49,620 +271 (+0.5%) 49,892 729.98 68.0
11 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (CA) 40,745 42,787 +2,042 (+5.0%) 44,931 108.56 394.1
12 Rouyn-Noranda (CA) 42,334 42,313 -21 (0.0%) — 5,963.57 7.1
13 Sorel-Tracy (CA) 41,629 41,934 +305 (+0.7%) 42,241 170.31 246.2
14 Saint-Georges (CA) 34,176 34,833 +657 (+1.9%) 35,503 365.21 95.4
15 Val-d'Or (CA) 33,871 34,037 +166 (+0.5%) 34,204 3,539.98 9.6
16 Alma (CA) 30,771 30,331 -440 (-1.4%) — 194.92 155.6
17 Thetford Mines (CA) 27,564 28,287 +723 (+2.6%) 29,029 405.92 69.7
18 Baie-Comeau (CA) 27,692 26,643 -1,049 (-3.8%) — 682.89 39.0
19 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (CA) 18,010 19,892 +1,882 (+10.4%) 21,971 210.96 94.3
20 Amos (CA) 18,872 18,873 +1 (+0.0%) 18,874 2,298.16 8.2
21 Matane (CA) 18,894 18,474 -420 (-2.2%) — 865.87 21.3
22 Dolbeau-Mistassini (CA) 15,750 15,306 -444 (-2.8%) — 647.75 23.6
23 Cowansville (CA) 13,656 15,234 +1,578 (+11.6%) 16,994 46.87 325.0
24 Lachute (CA) 12,862 14,100 +1,238 (+9.6%) 15,457 108.66 129.8
25 Sainte-Marie (CA) 13,565 13,134 -431 (-3.2%) — 107.55 122.1
26 Hawkesbury (Quebec part) (CA) 1,711 1,816 +105 (+6.1%) 1,927 2.82 644.6
27 Campbellton (Quebec part) (CA) 2,632 1,344 -1,288 (-48.9%) — 434.96 3.1

CMA = Census Metropolitan Area (urban core plus commuting-integrated suburbs, total population 100,000+).
CA = Census Agglomeration (the same idea, at a smaller scale — urban core population of at least 10,000).

Largest by Municipality

This ranks Quebec by municipality — the population within each area's legal city, town, or township boundary, as defined by the province. It's the official population of the local government itself, which can be much smaller than the surrounding metro area for cities with tightly drawn boundaries. Places under 1,000 residents are excluded, as are villages, rural municipalities, unorganized "Subd." county subdivisions, and Indian reserves (which have their own ranking).

# Name Type Population
(2016)
Population
(2021)
2016-2021
Change
2026
(Projected)
Land area (km²) Density (per km²)
1 Montreal City 1,704,694 1,762,949 +58,255 (+3.4%) 1,823,195 364.74 4,833.5
2 Quebec City 531,902 549,459 +17,557 (+3.3%) 567,596 452.30 1,214.8
3 Laval City 422,993 438,366 +15,373 (+3.6%) 454,298 246.13 1,781.0
4 Gatineau Town 276,245 291,041 +14,796 (+5.4%) 306,629 341.84 851.4
5 Longueuil City 239,897 254,483 +14,586 (+6.1%) 269,956 115.77 2,198.2
6 Sherbrooke City 161,323 172,950 +11,627 (+7.2%) 185,415 353.40 489.4
7 Levis City 143,414 149,683 +6,269 (+4.4%) 156,226 448.07 334.1
8 Saguenay City 145,949 144,723 -1,226 (-0.8%) — 1,124.63 128.7
9 Trois-Rivieres City 134,413 139,163 +4,750 (+3.5%) 144,081 288.65 482.1
10 Terrebonne City 111,575 119,944 +8,369 (+7.5%) 128,941 153.76 780.1
11 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu City 95,114 97,873 +2,759 (+2.9%) 100,712 226.93 431.3
12 Brossard Town 85,721 91,525 +5,804 (+6.8%) 97,722 45.19 2,025.3
13 Repentigny City 84,285 86,100 +1,815 (+2.2%) 87,954 61.52 1,399.6
14 Saint-Jerome City 74,346 80,213 +5,867 (+7.9%) 86,543 90.18 889.5
15 Drummondville Town 75,423 79,258 +3,835 (+5.1%) 83,288 247.11 320.7
16 Granby Town 66,222 69,025 +2,803 (+4.2%) 71,947 152.69 452.1
17 Mirabel Town 50,513 61,108 +10,595 (+21.0%) 73,925 484.09 126.2
18 Blainville Town 56,863 59,819 +2,956 (+5.2%) 62,929 54.97 1,088.2
19 Saint-Hyacinthe City 55,648 57,239 +1,591 (+2.9%) 58,875 188.85 303.1
20 Mascouche Town 46,692 51,183 +4,491 (+9.6%) 56,106 106.89 478.8
21 Chateauguay Town 47,906 50,815 +2,909 (+6.1%) 53,901 34.31 1,481.2
22 Shawinigan City 49,349 49,620 +271 (+0.5%) 49,892 729.98 68.0
23 Rimouski Town 48,664 48,935 +271 (+0.6%) 49,208 339.13 144.3
24 Dollard-Des Ormeaux Town 48,899 48,403 -496 (-1.0%) — 14.98 3,230.2
25 Victoriaville Town 46,130 47,760 +1,630 (+3.5%) 49,448 84.33 566.4
26 Saint-Eustache Town 44,008 45,276 +1,268 (+2.9%) 46,581 70.51 642.1
27 Vaudreuil-Dorion Town 38,117 43,268 +5,151 (+13.5%) 49,115 72.65 595.5
28 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Town 40,745 42,787 +2,042 (+5.0%) 44,931 108.56 394.1
29 Rouyn-Noranda Town 42,334 42,313 -21 (0.0%) — 5,963.57 7.1
30 Boucherville Town 41,671 41,743 +72 (+0.2%) 41,815 71.02 587.8
31 Sorel-Tracy Town 34,755 35,165 +410 (+1.2%) 35,580 57.28 614.0
32 Cote-Saint-Luc Town 32,448 34,504 +2,056 (+6.3%) 36,690 7.04 4,903.7
33 Pointe-Claire Town 31,380 33,488 +2,108 (+6.7%) 35,738 18.91 1,770.9
34 Saint-Georges Town 32,513 32,935 +422 (+1.3%) 33,362 199.08 165.4
35 Val-d'Or Town 32,491 32,752 +261 (+0.8%) 33,015 3,536.84 9.3
36 Chambly Town 29,120 31,444 +2,324 (+8.0%) 33,953 25.08 1,253.7
37 Alma Town 30,771 30,331 -440 (-1.4%) — 194.92 155.6
38 Sainte-Julie Town 29,881 30,045 +164 (+0.5%) 30,210 48.49 619.6
39 Saint-Constant Town 27,359 29,954 +2,595 (+9.5%) 32,795 57.06 524.9
40 Magog Town 26,669 28,312 +1,643 (+6.2%) 30,056 144.26 196.3
41 Boisbriand Town 26,884 28,308 +1,424 (+5.3%) 29,807 27.67 1,022.9
42 Sainte-Therese Town 25,989 26,533 +544 (+2.1%) 27,088 9.48 2,798.9
43 Cascades-Malignes City 24,512 26,505 +1,993 (+8.1%) 28,660 297.47 89.1
44 La Prairie Town 24,110 26,406 +2,296 (+9.5%) 28,921 43.47 607.4
45 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Town 26,197 26,273 +76 (+0.3%) 26,349 42.85 613.2
46 Thetford Mines Town 25,403 26,072 +669 (+2.6%) 26,759 225.97 115.4
47 Sept-Iles Town 25,400 24,569 -831 (-3.3%) — 1,742.88 14.1
48 Beloeil Town 22,458 24,104 +1,646 (+7.3%) 25,871 24.38 988.8
49 Saint-Lin--Laurentides Town 20,786 24,030 +3,244 (+15.6%) 27,780 118.29 203.2
50 L'Assomption Town 22,429 23,442 +1,013 (+4.5%) 24,501 98.74 237.4
51 Candiac Town 21,047 22,997 +1,950 (+9.3%) 25,128 17.27 1,331.3
52 Saint-Lambert Town 21,861 22,761 +900 (+4.1%) 23,698 7.56 3,009.8
53 Saint-Lazare Town 19,917 22,354 +2,437 (+12.2%) 25,089 66.86 334.3
54 Joliette Town 20,484 21,384 +900 (+4.4%) 22,324 22.96 931.2
55 Varennes Town 21,257 21,198 -59 (-0.3%) — 94.80 223.6
56 Mont-Royal Town 20,276 20,953 +677 (+3.3%) 21,653 7.55 2,776.7
57 Baie-Comeau Town 21,536 20,687 -849 (-3.9%) — 334.83 61.8
58 Riviere-du-Loup Town 19,507 20,118 +611 (+3.1%) 20,748 83.74 240.2
59 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Town 18,820 19,907 +1,087 (+5.8%) 21,057 85.80 232.0
60 Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Town 18,074 19,797 +1,723 (+9.5%) 21,684 8.73 2,267.4
61 Westmount Town 20,312 19,658 -654 (-3.2%) — 4.04 4,860.9
62 Kirkland Town 20,151 19,413 -738 (-3.7%) — 9.65 2,012.0
63 Dorval Town 18,980 19,302 +322 (+1.7%) 19,629 20.91 923.0
64 Beaconsfield Town 19,324 19,277 -47 (-0.2%) — 11.03 1,747.5
65 Mont-Saint-Hilaire Town 18,585 18,859 +274 (+1.5%) 19,137 44.08 427.8
66 Deux-Montagnes Town 17,496 17,915 +419 (+2.4%) 18,344 6.08 2,947.8
67 Saint-Colomban Town 16,019 17,740 +1,721 (+10.7%) 19,646 92.71 191.4
68 Sainte-Catherine Town 17,047 17,347 +300 (+1.8%) 17,652 9.37 1,851.4
69 Saint-Basile-le-Grand Town 17,059 17,053 -6 (0.0%) — 35.84 475.8
70 L'Ancienne-Lorette Town 16,543 16,970 +427 (+2.6%) 17,408 7.72 2,197.0
71 Saint-Charles-Borromee Town 13,791 15,285 +1,494 (+10.8%) 16,941 18.48 827.0
72 Cowansville Town 13,656 15,234 +1,578 (+11.6%) 16,994 46.87 325.0
73 Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Town 14,421 15,221 +800 (+5.5%) 16,065 93.44 162.9
74 Gaspe Town 14,568 15,063 +495 (+3.4%) 15,575 1,118.77 13.5
75 Pincourt Town 14,558 14,751 +193 (+1.3%) 14,947 7.10 2,078.0
76 Mercier Town 13,115 14,626 +1,511 (+11.5%) 16,311 45.96 318.2
77 Lavaltrie Town 13,657 14,425 +768 (+5.6%) 15,236 68.22 211.4
78 Mont-Laurier Town 14,116 14,180 +64 (+0.5%) 14,244 587.42 24.1
79 Lachute Town 12,862 14,100 +1,238 (+9.6%) 15,457 108.66 129.8
80 Rosemere Town 13,958 14,090 +132 (+0.9%) 14,223 10.68 1,318.7
81 Sainte-Adele Town 12,919 14,010 +1,091 (+8.4%) 15,193 119.67 117.1
82 Matane Town 14,311 13,987 -324 (-2.3%) — 195.49 71.5
83 Dolbeau-Mistassini Town 14,212 13,718 -494 (-3.5%) — 293.43 46.8
84 Prevost Town 13,002 13,692 +690 (+5.3%) 14,419 34.29 399.3
85 Beauharnois Town 12,884 13,638 +754 (+5.9%) 14,436 68.22 199.9
86 Becancour Town 13,031 13,561 +530 (+4.1%) 14,113 439.54 30.9
87 Saint-Amable Town 12,167 13,322 +1,155 (+9.5%) 14,587 36.77 362.3
88 Sainte-Marie Town 13,565 13,134 -431 (-3.2%) — 107.55 122.1
89 Amos Town 12,823 12,675 -148 (-1.2%) — 429.04 29.5
90 Carignan Town 9,462 11,740 +2,278 (+24.1%) 14,566 62.07 189.1
91 L'Ile-Perrot Town 10,756 11,638 +882 (+8.2%) 12,592 5.46 2,130.1
92 Saint-Sauveur Town 10,231 11,580 +1,349 (+13.2%) 13,107 47.62 243.2
93 Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile-Perrot Town 10,654 11,427 +773 (+7.3%) 12,256 28.06 407.3
94 Bromont Town 9,041 11,357 +2,316 (+25.6%) 14,266 114.05 99.6
95 Marieville Town 10,725 11,332 +607 (+5.7%) 11,973 63.23 179.2
96 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Town 10,223 11,211 +988 (+9.7%) 12,294 129.10 86.8
97 La Tuque Town 11,001 11,129 +128 (+1.2%) 11,258 24,809.40 0.4
98 Saint-Raymond Town 10,358 11,108 +750 (+7.2%) 11,912 666.20 16.7
99 Montmagny Town 11,255 10,999 -256 (-2.3%) — 124.44 88.4
100 Mont-Tremblant Town 9,646 10,992 +1,346 (+14.0%) 12,526 233.75 47.0
101 Bois-des-Filion Town 9,636 10,159 +523 (+5.4%) 10,710 4.36 2,327.8
102 Farnham Town 8,909 10,149 +1,240 (+13.9%) 11,562 92.12 110.2
103 Pont-Rouge Town 9,240 10,121 +881 (+9.5%) 11,086 121.12 83.6
104 Saint-Felicien Town 10,238 10,089 -149 (-1.5%) — 361.27 27.9
105 Roberval Town 10,046 9,840 -206 (-2.1%) — 151.36 65.0
106 Lorraine Town 9,352 9,502 +150 (+1.6%) 9,654 5.90 1,609.9
107 Contrecoeur Town 7,887 9,480 +1,593 (+20.2%) 11,395 62.20 152.4
108 Notre-Dame-des-Prairies Town 9,273 9,471 +198 (+2.1%) 9,673 18.10 523.2
109 Saint-Remi Town 8,061 8,957 +896 (+11.1%) 9,953 78.18 114.6
110 L'Epiphanie Town 8,693 8,883 +190 (+2.2%) 9,077 56.57 157.0
111 Coaticook Town 8,955 8,867 -88 (-1.0%) — 219.45 40.4
112 Nicolet Town 8,169 8,620 +451 (+5.5%) 9,096 96.11 89.7
113 Otterburn Park Town 8,421 8,479 +58 (+0.7%) 8,537 5.37 1,578.2
114 Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Town 7,348 8,468 +1,120 (+15.2%) 9,759 108.42 78.1
115 Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Town 7,706 8,442 +736 (+9.6%) 9,248 120.70 69.9
116 Delson Town 7,457 8,328 +871 (+11.7%) 9,301 7.64 1,089.6
117 La Malbaie Town 8,271 8,235 -36 (-0.4%) — 458.19 18.0
118 Rigaud Town 7,777 7,854 +77 (+1.0%) 7,932 99.20 79.2
119 Acton Vale Town 7,656 7,605 -51 (-0.7%) — 91.01 83.6
120 Saint-Philippe Town 6,320 7,597 +1,277 (+20.2%) 9,132 61.96 122.6
121 Chandler Town 7,546 7,490 -56 (-0.7%) — 418.45 17.9
122 Coteau-du-Lac Town 7,044 7,473 +429 (+6.1%) 7,928 46.87 159.4
123 Donnacona Town 7,200 7,436 +236 (+3.3%) 7,680 20.20 368.2
124 Baie-Saint-Paul Town 7,146 7,371 +225 (+3.1%) 7,603 545.85 13.5
125 La Sarre Town 7,282 7,358 +76 (+1.0%) 7,435 148.36 49.6
126 Louiseville Town 7,152 7,340 +188 (+2.6%) 7,533 62.59 117.3
127 Brownsburg-Chatham Town 7,122 7,247 +125 (+1.8%) 7,374 244.46 29.6
128 Chibougamau Town 7,504 7,233 -271 (-3.6%) — 694.87 10.4
129 Val-des-Sources Town 6,786 7,088 +302 (+4.5%) 7,403 30.25 234.3
130 Hampstead Town 6,973 7,037 +64 (+0.9%) 7,102 1.79 3,922.1
131 Port-Cartier Town 6,799 6,516 -283 (-4.2%) — 1,092.75 6.0
132 Shannon Town 6,031 6,432 +401 (+6.6%) 6,860 63.54 101.2
133 Plessisville Town 6,551 6,414 -137 (-2.1%) — 4.92 1,304.2
134 Mont-Joli Town 6,281 6,384 +103 (+1.6%) 6,489 24.24 263.3
135 Saint-Honore Town 5,757 6,376 +619 (+10.8%) 7,062 189.38 33.7
136 Charlemagne Town 5,913 6,302 +389 (+6.6%) 6,717 2.17 2,906.2
137 Princeville Town 6,001 6,218 +217 (+3.6%) 6,443 195.01 31.9
138 Beauceville Town 6,291 6,185 -106 (-1.7%) — 164.59 37.6
139 Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Town 6,437 6,121 -316 (-4.9%) — 263.51 23.2
140 Amqui Town 6,178 5,999 -179 (-2.9%) — 121.02 49.6
141 Saint-Cesaire Town 5,877 5,972 +95 (+1.6%) 6,069 83.06 71.9
142 Lac-Brome Town 5,495 5,923 +428 (+7.8%) 6,384 206.90 28.6
143 Saint-Pie Town 5,607 5,847 +240 (+4.3%) 6,097 107.42 54.4
144 Lac-Megantic Town 5,654 5,747 +93 (+1.6%) 5,842 21.98 261.5
145 Richelieu Town 5,236 5,742 +506 (+9.7%) 6,297 30.96 185.4
146 Hudson Town 5,157 5,411 +254 (+4.9%) 5,678 21.79 248.4
147 Cookshire-Eaton Town 5,393 5,344 -49 (-0.9%) — 296.25 18.0
148 Windsor Town 5,419 5,294 -125 (-2.3%) — 14.53 364.3
149 Montreal-Ouest Town 5,050 5,115 +65 (+1.3%) 5,181 1.37 3,737.9
150 Temiscouata-sur-le-Lac Town 4,910 5,054 +144 (+2.9%) 5,202 218.81 23.1
151 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Town 4,958 5,027 +69 (+1.4%) 5,097 10.46 480.8
152 Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Town 4,858 5,014 +156 (+3.2%) 5,175 114.70 43.7
153 Waterloo Town 4,410 4,920 +510 (+11.6%) 5,489 12.23 402.2
154 Warwick Town 4,635 4,729 +94 (+2.0%) 4,825 109.60 43.1
155 Riviere-Rouge Town 4,322 4,631 +309 (+7.1%) 4,962 451.43 10.3
156 Sutton Town 4,012 4,548 +536 (+13.4%) 5,156 245.69 18.5
157 Neuville Town 4,392 4,475 +83 (+1.9%) 4,560 71.92 62.2
158 Chateau-Richer Town 4,126 4,425 +299 (+7.2%) 4,746 228.84 19.3
159 Montreal-Est Town 3,850 4,394 +544 (+14.1%) 5,015 12.15 361.6
160 Berthierville Town 4,189 4,386 +197 (+4.7%) 4,592 6.77 647.8
161 Metabetchouan--Lac-a-la-Croix Town 3,985 4,121 +136 (+3.4%) 4,262 187.49 22.0
162 Beaupre Town 3,752 4,117 +365 (+9.7%) 4,518 22.97 179.2
163 La Pocatiere Town 4,120 4,078 -42 (-1.0%) — 21.18 192.5
164 Danville Town 3,826 3,888 +62 (+1.6%) 3,951 151.73 25.6
165 East Angus Town 3,659 3,840 +181 (+4.9%) 4,030 7.84 489.8
166 Baie-D'Urfe Town 3,823 3,764 -59 (-1.5%) — 6.03 623.9
167 Maniwaki Town 3,843 3,757 -86 (-2.2%) — 5.67 662.8
168 New Richmond Town 3,706 3,683 -23 (-0.6%) — 172.50 21.4
169 Saint-Tite Town 3,673 3,672 -1 (0.0%) — 91.10 40.3
170 Dunham Town 3,432 3,599 +167 (+4.9%) 3,774 193.86 18.6
171 Cap-Sante Town 3,410 3,594 +184 (+5.4%) 3,788 54.49 66.0
172 Saint-Pascal Town 3,468 3,530 +62 (+1.8%) 3,593 59.68 59.1
173 Grande-Riviere Town 3,408 3,384 -24 (-0.7%) — 87.92 38.5
174 Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson Town 2,763 3,367 +604 (+21.9%) 4,103 91.56 36.8
175 Malartic Town 3,377 3,355 -22 (-0.7%) — 147.45 22.8
176 Portneuf Town 3,187 3,329 +142 (+4.5%) 3,477 109.10 30.5
177 Richmond Town 3,232 3,259 +27 (+0.8%) 3,286 6.98 466.8
178 Trois-Pistoles Town 3,246 3,115 -131 (-4.0%) — 7.63 408.1
179 Perce Town 3,103 3,095 -8 (-0.3%) — 432.81 7.2
180 Thurso Town 2,818 3,084 +266 (+9.4%) 3,375 6.65 463.8
181 Paspebiac Town 3,164 3,033 -131 (-4.1%) — 94.98 31.9
182 Normandin Town 3,033 2,991 -42 (-1.4%) — 211.79 14.1
183 Saint-Marc-des-Carrieres Town 2,911 2,901 -10 (-0.3%) — 17.29 167.8
184 Forestville Town 3,081 2,892 -189 (-6.1%) — 192.61 15.0
185 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Town 2,880 2,888 +8 (+0.3%) 2,896 62.38 46.3
186 Degelis Town 2,863 2,884 +21 (+0.7%) 2,905 556.78 5.2
187 Stanstead Town 2,788 2,824 +36 (+1.3%) 2,860 21.95 128.7
188 Saint-Gabriel Town 2,640 2,803 +163 (+6.2%) 2,976 2.81 998.6
189 Senneterre Town 2,868 2,782 -86 (-3.0%) — 14,718.51 0.2
190 Macamic Town 2,751 2,744 -7 (-0.3%) — 202.05 13.6
191 Bonaventure Town 2,706 2,733 +27 (+1.0%) 2,760 104.50 26.2
192 Saint-Basile Town 2,621 2,709 +88 (+3.4%) 2,800 98.84 27.4
193 Bedford Town 2,560 2,558 -2 (-0.1%) — 4.23 604.3
194 Huntingdon Town 2,444 2,556 +112 (+4.6%) 2,673 2.77 924.2
195 Cap-Chat Town 2,476 2,516 +40 (+1.6%) 2,557 181.31 13.9
196 Pohenegamook Town 2,582 2,481 -101 (-3.9%) — 339.99 7.3
197 Ville-Marie Town 2,584 2,464 -120 (-4.6%) — 5.83 422.4
198 Lery Town 2,318 2,390 +72 (+3.1%) 2,464 10.36 230.7
199 Gracefield Town 2,462 2,376 -86 (-3.5%) — 380.94 6.2
200 Temiscaming Town 2,431 2,368 -63 (-2.6%) — 710.84 3.3
201 Daveluyville Town 2,255 2,360 +105 (+4.7%) 2,470 61.71 38.2
202 Disraeli Town 2,336 2,360 +24 (+1.0%) 2,384 6.80 347.1
203 Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Town 1,960 2,327 +367 (+18.7%) 2,763 11.49 202.6
204 Waterville Town 2,121 2,307 +186 (+8.8%) 2,509 44.03 52.4
205 Saint-Pamphile Town 2,400 2,274 -126 (-5.3%) — 137.78 16.5
206 Fermont Town 2,474 2,256 -218 (-8.8%) — 451.12 5.0
207 Causapscal Town 2,304 2,147 -157 (-6.8%) — 161.61 13.3
208 Valcourt Town 2,165 2,139 -26 (-1.2%) — 5.41 395.2
209 Lebel-sur-Quevillon Town 2,187 2,091 -96 (-4.4%) — 44.41 47.1
210 Kingsey Falls Town 1,947 1,986 +39 (+2.0%) 2,026 69.36 28.6
211 Saint-Ours Town 1,669 1,723 +54 (+3.2%) 1,779 59.23 29.1
212 Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel Town 1,642 1,581 -61 (-3.7%) — 1.36 1,164.5
213 Chapais Town 1,499 1,468 -31 (-2.1%) — 62.31 23.6
214 Matagami Town 1,453 1,402 -51 (-3.5%) — 75.12 18.7
215 Esterel Town 899 1,088 +189 (+21.0%) 1,317 1,166.64 0.9

Smallest

Smallest by Metro Area

This ranks Quebec's smallest census agglomerations and metropolitan areas — Statistics Canada's combined boundary linking a core municipality with its commuting-integrated surrounding communities, rather than any single municipality's legal limits.

# Name Population
(2016)
Population
(2021)
2016-2021
Change
2026
(Projected)
Land area (km²) Density (per km²)
1 Campbellton (Quebec part) (CA) 2,632 1,344 -1,288 (-48.9%) — 434.96 3.1
2 Hawkesbury (Quebec part) (CA) 1,711 1,816 +105 (+6.1%) 1,927 2.82 644.6
3 Sainte-Marie (CA) 13,565 13,134 -431 (-3.2%) — 107.55 122.1
4 Lachute (CA) 12,862 14,100 +1,238 (+9.6%) 15,457 108.66 129.8
5 Cowansville (CA) 13,656 15,234 +1,578 (+11.6%) 16,994 46.87 325.0
6 Dolbeau-Mistassini (CA) 15,750 15,306 -444 (-2.8%) — 647.75 23.6
7 Matane (CA) 18,894 18,474 -420 (-2.2%) — 865.87 21.3
8 Amos (CA) 18,872 18,873 +1 (+0.0%) 18,874 2,298.16 8.2
9 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (CA) 18,010 19,892 +1,882 (+10.4%) 21,971 210.96 94.3
10 Baie-Comeau (CA) 27,692 26,643 -1,049 (-3.8%) — 682.89 39.0
11 Thetford Mines (CA) 27,564 28,287 +723 (+2.6%) 29,029 405.92 69.7
12 Alma (CA) 30,771 30,331 -440 (-1.4%) — 194.92 155.6
13 Val-d'Or (CA) 33,871 34,037 +166 (+0.5%) 34,204 3,539.98 9.6
14 Saint-Georges (CA) 34,176 34,833 +657 (+1.9%) 35,503 365.21 95.4
15 Sorel-Tracy (CA) 41,629 41,934 +305 (+0.7%) 42,241 170.31 246.2
16 Rouyn-Noranda (CA) 42,334 42,313 -21 (0.0%) — 5,963.57 7.1
17 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (CA) 40,745 42,787 +2,042 (+5.0%) 44,931 108.56 394.1
18 Shawinigan (CA) 49,349 49,620 +271 (+0.5%) 49,892 729.98 68.0
19 Joliette (CA) 49,439 52,706 +3,267 (+6.6%) 56,189 108.66 485.0
20 Victoriaville (CA) 51,336 52,936 +1,600 (+3.1%) 54,586 378.10 140.0
21 Rimouski (CA) 53,498 53,944 +446 (+0.8%) 54,394 772.93 69.8
22 Saint-Hyacinthe (CA) 58,201 59,980 +1,779 (+3.1%) 61,813 259.38 231.2
23 Granby (CA) 85,056 90,833 +5,777 (+6.8%) 97,002 494.10 183.8
24 Drummondville (CMA) 97,149 101,610 +4,461 (+4.6%) 106,276 1,094.36 92.8
25 Saguenay (CMA) 161,520 161,567 +47 (+0.0%) 161,614 3,133.53 51.6
26 Sherbrooke (CMA) 212,105 227,398 +15,293 (+7.2%) 243,794 1,458.10 156.0
27 Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) (CMA) 332,426 353,293 +20,867 (+6.3%) 375,470 3,381.83 104.5

CMA = Census Metropolitan Area (urban core plus commuting-integrated suburbs, total population 100,000+).
CA = Census Agglomeration (the same idea, at a smaller scale — urban core population of at least 10,000).

Smallest by Municipality

This ranks Quebec's smallest municipalities by their legal city, town, or township boundary — the population governed by each local council. Places with fewer than 100 residents are excluded, since Statistics Canada suppresses or rounds very small counts, as are villages, rural municipalities, unorganized "Subd." county subdivisions, and Indian reserves.

# Name Type Population
(2016)
Population
(2021)
2016-2021
Change
2026
(Projected)
Land area (km²) Density (per km²)
1 L'Ile-Cadieux Town 126 120 -6 (-4.8%) — 0.59 204.8
2 Schefferville Town 130 244 +114 (+87.7%) 458 24.76 9.9
3 Belleterre Town 313 285 -28 (-8.9%) — 544.49 0.5
4 Lac-Saint-Joseph Town 260 304 +44 (+16.9%) 355 33.65 9.0
5 Hope Town Town 339 334 -5 (-1.5%) — 51.26 6.5
6 Scotstown Town 472 459 -13 (-2.8%) — 11.44 40.1
7 Lac-Sergent Town 497 541 +44 (+8.9%) 589 3.72 145.3
8 Metis-sur-Mer Town 572 594 +22 (+3.8%) 617 48.22 12.3
9 Murdochville Town 651 643 -8 (-1.2%) — 60.84 10.6
10 Duparquet Town 666 716 +50 (+7.5%) 770 121.17 5.9
11 Lac-Delage Town 638 771 +133 (+20.8%) 932 1.58 486.9
12 Desbiens Town 1,028 995 -33 (-3.2%) — 10.39 95.7
13 Esterel Town 899 1,088 +189 (+21.0%) 1,317 1,166.64 0.9
14 Matagami Town 1,453 1,402 -51 (-3.5%) — 75.12 18.7
15 Chapais Town 1,499 1,468 -31 (-2.1%) — 62.31 23.6
16 Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel Town 1,642 1,581 -61 (-3.7%) — 1.36 1,164.5
17 Saint-Ours Town 1,669 1,723 +54 (+3.2%) 1,779 59.23 29.1
18 Kingsey Falls Town 1,947 1,986 +39 (+2.0%) 2,026 69.36 28.6
19 Lebel-sur-Quevillon Town 2,187 2,091 -96 (-4.4%) — 44.41 47.1
20 Valcourt Town 2,165 2,139 -26 (-1.2%) — 5.41 395.2
21 Causapscal Town 2,304 2,147 -157 (-6.8%) — 161.61 13.3
22 Fermont Town 2,474 2,256 -218 (-8.8%) — 451.12 5.0
23 Saint-Pamphile Town 2,400 2,274 -126 (-5.3%) — 137.78 16.5
24 Waterville Town 2,121 2,307 +186 (+8.8%) 2,509 44.03 52.4
25 Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Town 1,960 2,327 +367 (+18.7%) 2,763 11.49 202.6
26 Daveluyville Town 2,255 2,360 +105 (+4.7%) 2,470 61.71 38.2
27 Disraeli Town 2,336 2,360 +24 (+1.0%) 2,384 6.80 347.1
28 Temiscaming Town 2,431 2,368 -63 (-2.6%) — 710.84 3.3
29 Gracefield Town 2,462 2,376 -86 (-3.5%) — 380.94 6.2
30 Lery Town 2,318 2,390 +72 (+3.1%) 2,464 10.36 230.7
31 Ville-Marie Town 2,584 2,464 -120 (-4.6%) — 5.83 422.4
32 Pohenegamook Town 2,582 2,481 -101 (-3.9%) — 339.99 7.3
33 Cap-Chat Town 2,476 2,516 +40 (+1.6%) 2,557 181.31 13.9
34 Huntingdon Town 2,444 2,556 +112 (+4.6%) 2,673 2.77 924.2
35 Bedford Town 2,560 2,558 -2 (-0.1%) — 4.23 604.3
36 Saint-Basile Town 2,621 2,709 +88 (+3.4%) 2,800 98.84 27.4
37 Bonaventure Town 2,706 2,733 +27 (+1.0%) 2,760 104.50 26.2
38 Macamic Town 2,751 2,744 -7 (-0.3%) — 202.05 13.6
39 Senneterre Town 2,868 2,782 -86 (-3.0%) — 14,718.51 0.2
40 Saint-Gabriel Town 2,640 2,803 +163 (+6.2%) 2,976 2.81 998.6
41 Stanstead Town 2,788 2,824 +36 (+1.3%) 2,860 21.95 128.7
42 Degelis Town 2,863 2,884 +21 (+0.7%) 2,905 556.78 5.2
43 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Town 2,880 2,888 +8 (+0.3%) 2,896 62.38 46.3
44 Forestville Town 3,081 2,892 -189 (-6.1%) — 192.61 15.0
45 Saint-Marc-des-Carrieres Town 2,911 2,901 -10 (-0.3%) — 17.29 167.8
46 Normandin Town 3,033 2,991 -42 (-1.4%) — 211.79 14.1
47 Paspebiac Town 3,164 3,033 -131 (-4.1%) — 94.98 31.9
48 Thurso Town 2,818 3,084 +266 (+9.4%) 3,375 6.65 463.8
49 Perce Town 3,103 3,095 -8 (-0.3%) — 432.81 7.2
50 Trois-Pistoles Town 3,246 3,115 -131 (-4.0%) — 7.63 408.1

Population (2021)

Population Change, 2016–2021

Frequently Asked Questions

As of the 2021 Census, Quebec has 15 legally designated cities under Statistics Canada's "city" area type. Towns and townships are a separate legal designation and aren't included in this count.

Montreal is Quebec's largest city, with a population of 1,762,949 as of the 2021 Census.

A municipality is a legal city, town, or township boundary set by the province and governed by its own local council. A CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) is a Statistics Canada geographic boundary that groups a core municipality together with every surrounding community that's economically and socially integrated with it through commuting — so a CMA's population is usually larger than its core municipality's alone, sometimes considerably so.