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This work was carried out in 2022 by the Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ) according to the official provincial geographic base. A metadata sheet shows the process of harmonizing this geography. __The content of the resulting database is detailed there (page 2), as well as the description of the attributes in the appendix (pages 7 to 11) __.
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L’harmonisation est un processus d’édition de limites géographiques visant à les ajuster spatialement à l’assise géographique officielle.

Ce travail a été réalisé en 2022 par l'Institut de la statistique du Québec (ISQ) selon l’assise géographique provinciale officielle. Une fiche de métadonnées présente le processus d'harmonisation de cette géographie. __Le contenu de la base de données résultante y est détaillé (page 2), ainsi que la description des attributs en annexe (page 7 à 11)__.</gmd:LocalisedCharacterString>
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