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Quebec City. Quebec City (/ kwɪˈbɛk / ⓘ or / kəˈbɛk /; [11] French: Ville de Québec), officially known as Québec (French pronunciation: [kebɛk]), [12] 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]
Plaque honouring the first settlers of Quebec City. Quebec City was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Some other towns were founded before, like Tadoussac in 1604 which still exists today, but Quebec was the first to be meant as a permanent settlement and not a simple trading post. Over time, it became a province of Canada and all of New ...
The arrival of French explorers in the 16th century eventually led to the establishment of Quebec City, in present-day Quebec, Canada. The city is one of the oldest European settlements in North America, with the establishment of a permanent trading post in 1608. It was officially incorporated as a city in 1832 and given its charter in 1840.
Place Royale in 1933, prior to restoration. A restoration project in the second half of the 20th Century removed additions made to the square from the period of British control onwards, returning to the space its original French colonial character and architecture. The project, started in 1970, cost $20 million ($157 million in 2023).
17th century. 1608 – L'Habitation (Quebec City) was founded by Samuel de Champlain, near the ruins of Stadacona. 1615 – The first missionaries, the Recollets, arrived in the city. 1629-32 – the city briefly passed into possession of the English. 1629 – The Recollets left New France but returned in 1670. 1632 – Treaty of Saint-Germain ...
The first group of French settlers arrive in what is today Tadoussac, marking the beginning of a continuous Francophone presence in North America. Quebec City is founded. The first city in New France begins as a fortified point. Constructions are begun on July 3 under Samuel de Champlain.
On July 3, 1608, with the support of King Henry IV, he founded the Habitation de Québec (now Quebec City) and made it the capital of New France and its regions. [30] The settlement was built as a permanent fur trading outpost, where First Nations traded furs for French goods, such as metal objects, guns, alcohol, and clothing. [ 34 ]
The expedition then founded the colony of Port-Royal. In 1608, Champlain founded a fur post that would become the city of Quebec, which would become the capital of New France. In Quebec, Champlain forged alliances between France and the Huron and Ottawa against their traditional enemies, the Iroquois.