Quebec City is divided into six arrondissements or boroughs. These boroughs are the result of several waves of amalgamation and reorganization of the political boundaries of Quebec City. Most of the land area of the current city From 2002 to 2009 there were eight boroughs. Prior to the 197s
The six boroughs are further divided into 36 quartiers ("neighbourhoods"), which are numbered instead of named.
Until October 31, 2009, the city had eight boroughs: La Cité, Les Rivières, Sainte-Foy—Sillery, Charlesbourg, Beauport, Limoilou, La Haute-Saint-Charles and Laurentien. The boroughs of La Cité and Limoilou were merged on November 1, while the borough of Laurentien was dissolved and divided between Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge and La Haute-Saint-Charles.