Quebec County is an historic county in the province of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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. The county included the Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

 metropolitan area and extended northwestward. The county seat was Loretteville

Loretteville, Quebec

Loretteville is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City on January 1, 2002. It is located within the Borough of La Haute-Saint-Charles. Population : 13,737.Loretteville was the birthplace of pop singer Mitsou....

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When Quebec's county boundaries were redrawn into Regional County Municipalities

Regional county municipality

The term regional county municipality or RCM is used in Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units. In most cases, they are also census divisions. Regional County Municipalities are a supralocal type of "Regional Municipality" and are still commonly referred to as...

 the county was dissolved mostly into La Jacques-Cartier

La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Quebec

La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec. The seat is in Shannon...

, Quebec City Urban Community

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, with small parts going to Le Haut-Saint-Maurice

La Tuque, Quebec

La Tuque is a city in south central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. In 2006, it had a population of 11,821 Latuquois....

 and Portneuf

Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Portneuf is a Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The county administrative seat is Cap-Santé.- History :The Regional County Municipality of Portneuf was constituted as a regional administrative entity on November 25th 1981 by a Provincial decree creating the supralocal...

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The county included the following municipalities/townships:

• Beauport-Ouest
• Charlesbourg-Est
• Charlesbourg-Ouest
• Lac-Édouard
  Lac-Édouard, Quebec
  Lac-Édouard is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its village centre is located along the Canadian National Railway at the north end of the eponymous Lake Édouard.-Demographics:Population trend:...
  
  
• Lac-Saint-Charles
• L'Ancienne-Lorette
  L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
  L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2005, but was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006....
  
  
• Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
• Orsainville
• Saint-Ambroise
  Saint-Ambroise, Quebec
  Saint-Ambroise is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.-References:...
  
  
• Saint-Duastan
• Saint-Félix
• Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
  Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec
  Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.-History:...
  
  
• Saint-Gabriel-Ouest
• Saint-Gérard-Magella
• Sainte-Monique-des-Saules
• Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux
• Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
  Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec
  Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City...