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The Lower Town of Quebec City is one of the two geographical and historical sectors of the borough of La Cité-Limoilou in Quebec. [1] It is located at sea level as opposed to the Upper Town, which is located on the promontory of Quebec (whose highest point is 105 meters above sea level).
The city's traditional working-class areas are found in the lower town below Old Quebec (Saint-Sauveur and Saint-Roch) and directly across the Saint-Charles River to the north (Vanier and Limoilou). However, parts of Limoilou, Saint-Sauveur and particularly Saint-Roch have seen gentrification in the last 20 years, attracting young professionals ...
Old Quebec (French: Vieux-Québec, pronounced [vjø kebÉ›k]) is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Comprising the Upper Town (French: Haute-Ville) and Lower Town (French: Basse-Ville), the area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Administratively, Old Quebec is part of the Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire ...
Although the terms "city" and "town" are both used in the category name because of common English usage, Quebec does not contain any cities under the current law; [1] this list thus includes all villes, regardless of whether they are referred to as cities or towns in English.
The municipality of Quebec had been divided into two electoral districts, called Quebec Upper Town and Quebec Lower Town, [5] which elected their members separately from Quebec County. [6] The Union Act changed this situation by providing that the city and town of Quebec would be one district, represented by two members. [7]
One of North America's oldest cities, Quebec City is perched atop the ... It was founded in 1608 by French explorer Samuel de Champlain who established a colony in what's now the Lower Town, but ...
The local municipality (French: municipalité locale) is the lowest unit of local government in Quebec, Canada and is distinguished from the higher-level regional county municipality, or RCM, a municipal government at the supralocal level. [1] Eight municipalities are further subdivided into boroughs.
From 1842 to 1896 City Hall sat at home of British Army Major General William Dunn (British officer), son of former administrator Thomas Dunn (lieutenant-governor) (at rue Saint-Louis and rue Sainte-Ursule). Prior to 1842 the city government sat a various sites. The formal Quebec City Council was established in 1833.