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Quebec City [a] is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, [ 13 ] and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. [ 14 ] It is the twelfth -largest city and the seventh -largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Quebec [a] is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.It is the largest province by area [b] with an area of 1.5 million square kilometres (0.58 million square miles) and more than 12,000 km (7,500 mi) of borders, [13] [14] in North America, Quebec is located in Central Canada.
Luc-Antoine Couturier/Québec City The only remaining walled city in the Americas north of Mexico, Québec City is like a museum within itself. One of North America's oldest cities, Quebec City is ...
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.
Camirand Photo/Québec City Finding a great spot to take photos is not hard in Québec City. Thanks to the bluff-like Cap Diamant, photo ops along the Upper Town can't be beat. From the Citadelle ...
Village Vacances Valcartier/Québec City Parents will find a wide variety of things to do in the Québec City area to keep kids both happy and curious. Strolling the streets of Old Qu ...
Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image 57-63 St. Louis Street [3]: 1705-1811 (period of construction) 1969 Quebec City: Three early eighteenth and nineteenth century stone houses within the walls of Quebec City's Upper Town at the foot of Cavelier du Moulin Park; a notable grouping of buildings from the French Regime
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.