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Lévis (levi) is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The population in 2021 was 149,683.

Lévis covers an area of : 10% urban, 48% farmlands, 36% forests and 6% wetlands. In addition to the Saint Lawrence River, the Etchemin and Chaudière rivers also run through the city before ending their journey into the Saint Lawrence. The Chaudière River also boasts a waterfall with a suspended bridge, which can be accessed from Autoroute 73. Lévis County existed until January 1982 when it was divided into Desjardins Regional County Municipality and Les Chutes de la Chaudière Regional County Municipality. On January 1, 2002, ten cities were merged by the Quebec provincial government to form the new city of Lévis. Previously, the former cities of Lauzon and Saint David de l'Auberivière had been merged to Lévis in 1989. The regional county municipalities of which these cities were a part ceased to exist.

The new city was divided into three arrondissements or boroughs. Desjardins, Les Chutes de la Chaudière Ouest and Les Chutes de la Chaudière Est, which correspond to most of the territory of the former RCMs (however, Saint Henri and Saint Lambert de Lauzon remained independent and did not amalgamate into Lévis). The ten former municipalities are today districts (secteurs) within the city; each of the three boroughs is composed of either three or four districts.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lévis had a population of 149683 living in 65751 of its 68205 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 143414. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

The city is one of the most homogeneous in Canada: around 95% of the population is of European ancestry. + Panethnic groups in the City of Lévis (2001−2021)Panethnicgroup20212016201120062001Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage) European 138,465 94.69 135,870 96.88 133,155 98.03 126,700 98.70 39,905 99.25 African 2,515 1.72 1,035 0.74 500 0.37 310 0.24 75 0.19 Indigenous 1,945 1.33 1,255 0.89 745 0.55 390 0.30 90 0.22 Middle Eastern 1,105 0.76 610 0.43 240 0.18 145 0.11 15 0.04 Latin American 875 0.60 615 0.44 340 0.25 265 0.21 25 0.06 East Asian 520 0.36 445 0.32 420 0.31 235 0.18 45 0.11 Southeast Asian 485 0.33 250 0.18 290 0.21 195 0.15 45 0.11 South Asian 160 0.11 80 0.06 30 0.02 80 0.06 10 0.02 Other 175 0.12 95 0.07 105 0.08 30 0.02 0 0.00 Total responses 146,235 97.70 140,245 97.79 135,835 97.89 128,370 98.74 40,205 98.24 Total population 149,683 100.00 143,414 100.00 138,769 100.00 130,006 100.00 40,926 100.00
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

Over 95% of residents speak French as their mother tongue.

Although a relatively small city, Lévis is not a typical suburb. The presence of several large employers has allowed many citizens to both live and work in Lévis. It is home to Valero's Jean Gaulin refinery, one of the largest in eastern Canada, Frito Lay and Davie Shipbuilding are located in the borough of Lauzon (former city). The Desjardins Group, as well as its subsidiary Desjardins Financial Security, are headquartered in the city. The founder, Alphonse Desjardins, lived in Lévis and, with his wife, Dorimène Roy Desjardins, ran the first Caisse Populaire (similar to a credit union) from their home. The city is also a major agricultural business research and development centre. More high technology companies, such as Creaform (3D), have been established in Lévis. Lévis is home to the enclosed regional shopping mall Les Galeries Chagnon which has 106 stores. Many small business and entertainment developed in the city during the last decade and finalized the transformation from a Quebec City suburb into a small city.

Commission scolaire des Navigateurs operates Francophone public schools. There are many schools of different levels, including the Cégep de Lévis Lauzon and a UQAR campus (Université du Québec à Rimouski).