Total population and total number of private dwellings in 2001, merged cities of 100,000 inhabitants and over, as of January 1, 2006

Code City Population Private

dwelling1
Percentage change  


2001 1996 2001/1996 2001



n % n

23027 Québec 476 330 473 569 0,6 225 869
25213 Lévis 121 999 118 344 3,0 49 416
37067 Trois-Rivières 122 395 124 417 – 1,7 58 057
43027 Sherbrooke 138 841 135 061 2,7 65 872
58227 Longueuil 225 761 227 408 – 0,7 98 059
66023 Montréal 1 583 590 1 550 369 2,1 755 479
81017 Gatineau 226 696 217 591 4,0 94 124
94068 Saguenay 147 116 152 519 – 3,7 61 785
  
Québec 7 237 479 7 138 795 1,4 3 230 196

1. The notion "private dwelling" covers all dwellings occupied by usual, temporary or foreign residents, and all ordinary unoccupied dwellings. Note that unoccupied dwellings were not included in the private dwelling category in the censuses prior to 2001.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.
Compilation: Institut de la statistique du Québec, Direction de l'édition et des communications, in collaboration with the Direction de la méthodologie, de la démographie et des enquêtes spéciales, 2005.
 
February 17, 2006
     
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