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The average temperature in Quebec City ranges from -27 °C (-16.6 °F) in January to 24.7 °C (76.46 °F) in July. The average annual mean temperature is 4.2 °C (39.5 °F). There are, on average 171 days with temperatures freezing or below. [1]
Aux Anciens Canadiens is a restaurant in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Located on Rue Saint-Louis, at its corner with Des Jardins, [ 1 ] the restaurant has occupied Maison Jacquet, originally a home completed in 1676, [ 2 ] since 1966.
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 .
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.
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.
Cormier House has been designated as a historic property under Quebec's heritage legislation, the Loi sur les biens culturels. [7] The house appeared on a stamp issued by Canada Post in 2011. [8] [9] In 2018, the Ernest Cormier House was designated a National Historic Site, and Ernest Cormier was named a National Historic Person. [10]
In 1956, Hurtubise House was saved from demolition by the Canadian Heritage of Quebec. It is now protected indefinitely. On December 16, 2004, the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications classified the house and land as a heritage site and subsequently restored it. The first phase took place in 2005 and involved the restoration of the ...
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.