Regions and RCMs
Taxes, spending and debt of Québec's 1,104 municipalities, added up by administrative region and by regional county municipality (RCM).
Administrative regions
The chart ranks regions by municipal spending per capita. The table gives totals from the latest financial reports; select a region to see its RCMs and municipalities.
| Region | Municipalities | Population | Spending per capita | Debt per capita | Average taxes per dwelling (median) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 63 | 146,769 | $2,881 | $2,774 | $1,754 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | 115 | 204,777 | $2,894 | $2,259 | $1,752 |
| Capitale-Nationale | 57 | 812,087 | $3,227 | $1,924 | $2,275 |
| Centre-du-Québec | 78 | 262,821 | $2,445 | $2,620 | $1,607 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | 136 | 455,970 | $2,533 | $3,122 | $1,938 |
| Côte-Nord | 33 | 79,596 | $4,433 | $4,359 | $1,985 |
| Estrie | 117 | 524,552 | $3,091 | $2,781 | $1,913 |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 44 | 89,746 | $2,813 | $2,769 | $1,659 |
| Lanaudière | 57 | 557,868 | $2,402 | $3,856 | $1,998 |
| Laurentides | 76 | 674,315 | $2,627 | $2,934 | $2,382 |
| Laval | 1 | 458,981 | $2,806 | $2,696 | $2,934 |
| Mauricie | 42 | 284,343 | $2,744 | $2,869 | $1,714 |
| Montérégie | 148 | 1,499,319 | $2,633 | $2,861 | $2,133 |
| Montréal | 16 | 2,204,633 | $3,705 | $3,398 | $5,304 |
| Nord-du-Québec | 5 | 13,519 | $4,576 | $2,312 | $2,221 |
| Outaouais | 67 | 422,262 | $2,843 | $2,547 | $2,107 |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 49 | 284,017 | $3,050 | $3,500 | $1,912 |
Source: Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, Financial profile and financial reports of municipalities, dataset updated 24 October 2026.
RCMs, region by region
Sum of each municipality's latest financial report (2024, 2025). Per capita amounts only count municipalities that filed a report. Spending and debt of the RCMs themselves are not included.