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Petit Champlain (French pronunciation: [pəti ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]) is a small commercial zone in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.It is located in the neighbourhood of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, near Place Royale and its Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church.
Abitation de Quebec, 1608, established by Samuel de Champlain Habitation de Québec was an ensemble of buildings interconnected by Samuel de Champlain when he founded Québec during 1608. The site is located in what is now Vieux-Québec , on the site of present-day Place Royale . [ 1 ]
Rue du Petit-Champlain (French pronunciation: [ʁy dy pəti ʃɑ̃plɛ̃], Little Champlain Street) is a street in the Canadian city of Quebec City, Quebec.It is located in the Petit Champlain commercial district, at the foot of Cap Diamant, and contains many boutique shops.
By the 1620s, the square hosted the city's first market, inspiring its original name of Market Square (French: Place du Marché). [4] [5] The settlement would develop rapidly during the 17th century, forming what is now called the Lower Town (French: Basse-Ville) of Quebec City.
According to the statistics agency of Quebec, in 2001 the average income of Sillery households was CA$113,091, and 58% of them earned more than CA$80,000 per year (in both case the highest figure in the Capitale-Nationale region.) [21] In 2012, the personal average income was CA$55,645, still the highest in the Quebec City region.
From the mid-19th century to the 1960s, rue Saint-Joseph was the main commercial street in Quebec City. [4] Part of the street was covered with a roof of concrete and plexiglass in 1974. [ 5 ] The decision to progressively demolish the roof (and thus the mall) was taken in the 1990s, and the destruction was completed in 2007.
The Maison Morisset (also known by its nickname "La Brimbale" [1]) is a farmhouse built in 1678 during the seigneurial system of New France. Located in the municipality of Sainte-Famille on Île d'Orléans , the Maison Morisset was classified as a historic site and building by the Ministry of Culture and Communications of Quebec on June 7, 1962.
The following is a list of historic buildings in Quebec City, Quebec. The city's earliest structures originated from First Nations settlements, although the city's oldest standing structures originate from the French colony established in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain .