Quebec's
Act Respecting Municipal Territorial Divisions states that a "municipality that is not a regional county municipality is a local municipality." The province's 10 types of local municipalities include cities, towns, village municipalities, parish municipalities, township municipalities, united township municipalities, municipalities, Cree village municipalities, Naskapi village municipalities, and northern village municipalities. The last municipalities to have city status in Quebec were
Dorval and
Côte-Saint-Luc. Both held city status until they dissolved to become part of an
amalgamated Montreal on January 1, 2002. While both were re-incorporated as towns on January 1, 2006, Dorval retained "City of Dorval" (French:
Cité de Dorval) as its name for branding purposes. Prior to 1988 amendments to the
Cities and Towns Act, cities could be formed from any municipality in effect under the
Municipal Code of Quebec with a population of 2,000 or more if the municipality: • passed a resolution to formally request the Government of Quebec to change to city status; • published the proposed resolution twice in the
provincial gazette; Upon submission of the petition with a certificate signed by the municipality's secretary-treasurer confirming the resolution's approval, the Government of Quebec could hold a
public inquiry on the city status application, approve the application by granting the letters patent, and alter the proposed name of the city from the name proposed in the application. The
Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all village municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 41 village municipalities that had a cumulative population of 44,120 in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest village municipality is
Val-David with a population of 5,558, while
Kingsbury is province's smallest village municipality with a population of 142. Quebec's largest and smallest village municipalities by area are
Baie-Trinité and
Lac-Poulin with land areas of and .
Parish municipalities A
parish (French:
paroisse) in Quebec is an "Ecclesiastical district|[e]cclesiastical district where the jurisdiction of a minister of religion (priest, pastor, etc.) is exercised", while a parish municipality (French:
municipalité de paroisse) is the "[t]erritory of a parish erected into a municipality." The
Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all parish municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 129 parish municipalities that had a cumulative population of 131,772 in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest and smallest parish municipalities
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente with populations of 6,121 and 0. Quebec's largest and smallest parish municipalities by land area are
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts and Notre-Dame-des-Anges with and .
Township municipalities In Quebec, a
township (French:
canton) is an "[t]erritorial unit of a system of division of space, generally rectangular in shape, used for the
freehold concession of public lands", while a township municipality (French:
municipalité de canton) is the "[t]erritory or part of territory of a township established as a municipality." The
Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all township municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 41 township municipalities that had a cumulative population of 47,954 and in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest and smallest township municipalities by population are
Shefford and
Hampden with populations of 7,253 and 193. Quebec's largest and smallest township municipalities by area are
Nédélec and
Bedford with land areas of and .
United township municipalities A united township municipality (French:
municipalité de cantons unis) in Quebec is the "[t]erritory of two or more neighbo[u]ring townships erected into a municipality." The
Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all united township municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has two united township municipalities that had a cumulative population of 10,002 and in the 2021 Census of Population.
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, the larger united township municipality, had a population of 9,682 and a land area of in 2021, while
Latulipe-et-Gaboury had a population of 320 and a land area of .
Municipalities A municipality (French:
municipalité) in Quebec is the "[t]erritory over which a local authority is exercised in accordance with municipal laws." The
Municipal Code of Quebec applies to all municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 652 municipalities that are simply designated "municipalities". They had a cumulative population of 1,042,249 in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest and smallest municipalities are
Sainte-Sophie and
Saint-Benoît-du-Lac with populations of 18,080 and 43. Quebec's largest and smallest municipalities by land area are
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James and
Howick with and .
Cree village municipalities In Quebec, a
Cree village (French:
village cri) is an "[a]gglomeration inhabited mainly by the Crees and located on category 1A lands as defined in the
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement", while a Cree village municipality (French:
municipalité de village cri) is the "[t]erritory over which a local Cree authority is exercised in accordance with the Act respecting the Cree villages and the Naskapi village."
The Cree Villages and the Naskapi Village Act applies to all Cree village municipalities in Quebec. Quebec has 9 Cree village municipalities of which 8 were unpopulated as of the 2021 Census of Population. With 10 residents,
Mistissini was Quebec's only populated Cree village municipality as of 2021. The province's largest and smallest Cree village municipalities by area are Mistissini and
Nemaska with land areas of and .
Naskapi village municipalities In Quebec, a
Naskapi village (French:
village naskapi) is an "[a]gglomeration inhabited mainly by Naskapis and located on category 1A-N lands as defined in the
Northeastern Quebec Agreement", while a Naskapi village municipality (French:
municipalité de village naskapi) is the "[t]erritory over which a Naskapi local authority is exercised in accordance with the Act respecting the Cree villages and the Naskapi village."
The Cree Villages and the Naskapi Village Act applies to the province's lone Naskapi village municipality in Quebec.
Kawawachikamach is Quebec's only Naskapi village municipality. It had no residents and a land area of as of the 2021 Census of Population.
Northern village municipalities In Quebec, a northern village municipality (French:
municipalité de village nordique) is the "[t]erritory over which local authority is exercised in accordance with the Act respecting northern villages and the
Kativik Regional Government."
Act Respecting Northern Villages and the Kativik Regional Government applies to all northern village municipalities in Quebec. The province has 14 northern village municipalities that had a cumulative population of 14,045 in the 2021 Census of Population. Quebec's largest northern village municipality is
Kuujjuaq with a population of 2,638, while
Aupaluk is province's smallest northern village municipality with a population of 233. Quebec's largest and smallest northern village municipalities by area are Kuujjuaq and
Kuujjuarapik with land areas of and .
List of local municipalities == See also ==