Quebec City

Quebec City or Québec (French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is the second largest city in the province, after Montreal. Quebec's Old Town (Vieux-Québec), the only North American fortified city north of Mexico whose walls still exist, was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Quebec". It is also one of the oldest cities in North America. The city has a population of 528,595, and the metropolitan area has a population of 717,600 (2005).

Quebec City is known for its Winter Carnival and the Château Frontenac, a historic hotel which dominates the city skyline. The Assemblée nationale du Québec (provincial parliament), the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (National Museum of Fine Arts) and the Museum of Civilization are found within or near Vieux-Québec.

Among the tourist attractions in the city are Montmorency Falls and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in the town of Beaupré.

[edit] History

Traditional representation of Samuel de Champlain.

Further information: History of Quebec City

[edit] Etymology

The narrow width of the river as it enters the towns of Quebec and Lévis, on the opposite bank, provided the name given to the city, Kébec being the Algonquin word meaning "where the river narrows".

[edit] Early history: from Stadacona to Seven Years War

Quebec City is one of the oldest settlements in Canada, only St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, and Tadoussac, Quebec were created earlier. However Quebec city is the first to have been founded with the explicit goal of receiving permanent settlement and not as a commercial outpost, and therefore is often considered to be the first city in Canada.

Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain on 3 July 1608 at the site of a long abandoned St. Lawrence Iroquoian settlement called Stadacona. It was to this settlement that the name "Canada" refers. It is the cradle of the Francophone population in North America. The place seemed favourable to the establishment of a permanent colony.

Before Champlain, French explorer Jacques Cartier built a fort at the site in 1535, where he stayed for the winter before going back to France in spring 1536. He came back in 1541 with the goal of building a permanent settlement. This first settlement was abandoned less than one year after its foundation, in the summer 1542, due in large part to the hostility of the natives combined with the harsh living conditions during winter.

At the end of French rule in 1763, the territory of present-day Quebec City was a world of contrasts. Forests, villages, fields and pastures surrounded the town of 8 000 inhabitants. The town distinguished itself by its monumental architecture, fortifications, muddy and filthy streets, affluent homes of masonry and shacks in the suburbs St-Jean and St-Roch. Despite its urbanity and its status as capital, Quebec City remained a small colonial city with close ties to its rural surroundings. Nearby inhabitants traded their farm surpluses and firewood for imported goods from France at the two city markets.

Quebec City was captured by the British in 1759 and held until 1763. It was the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham during the Seven Years' War, in which British troops under General James Wolfe defeated the French general Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and took the city. France later ceded New France to Britain.

The Lower Town by the river

[edit] British rule

During the American Revolution, the British garrison at Quebec City was assaulted by American troops in the Battle of Quebec. The defeat of the Americans put an end to their hopes that Canada won't ever rebel. Major General Isaac Brock fortified Quebec City by strengthening the walls and building an elevated artillery battery before the War of 1812.

Quebec City was the capital of Canada from 1852 to 1856 and from 1859 to 1865. After the Province of Canada was formed, the capital moved to Kingston and Montreal. When the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867, the capital was moved to Ottawa. The Quebec Conference on Canadian Confederation was held here.

[edit] 20th and 21st centuries

In World War II, two conferences were held in Quebec City. The first one was held in 1943 with Franklin Delano Roosevelt (the United States' president), Winston Churchill (the United Kingdom's prime minister), William Lyon Mackenzie King (Canada's prime minister) and T.V. Soong (China's minister of foreign affairs). The second one was held in 1944, and was attended by Churchill and Roosevelt. They took place in the buildings of the Citadelle and of nearby Château Frontenac. A large part of the D-Day Landings plans were made during those meetings.

[edit] Capital

Quebec City in 1700.

Throughout its nearly four hundred years of existence, Quebec City has served as a capital:

from 1608 to 1627 and 1632 to 1763, it was capital of French Canada and all of New France,
from 1763 to 1791, it was the capital of the Province of Quebec,
from 1791 to 1841, it was the capital of the Province of Lower Canada,
from 1849 to 1865, it was capital of the Province of Canada,
from 1867 to today, it has been capital of the Province of Quebec.

It is also the principal city of the Agglomeration of Quebec City, the Greater Quebec City Area, the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, and the Quebec City Area.

Alley in lower Québec/Quebec City.

[edit] French/English nomenclature

The city is called Québec (with an acute accent) by both the provincial and federal governments in both languages. To differentiate between Quebec the city and Quebec the province in English, the city is commonly referred to as "Quebec City" while the province is referred to as "Québec". It is common for the accent to be dropped in English texts.

In French, Quebec City is generally referred to simply as "Québec" without the French equivalent of the word "city." French names of large geographical regions such as provinces and countries are typically preceded by articles whereas city names are not (unless it is part of the name, such as "La Malbaie"). As a result, the province is called le Québec ("in Quebec" = au Québec, from Quebec = du Québec) while the city is simply Québec ("in Quebec City" is à Québec, "from Quebec City" = de Québec).

The official legal, corporate name of the city is Ville de Québec in both languages.[1] In the English section of Quebec City's official website, the city is referred to as "Québec City" (with the acute accent over the 'e').

In French, residents of Quebec City are called Québécois (male) or Québécoise (female). To avoid confusion with Québécois/e meaning an inhabitant of the province, the term Québécois/e de Québec for residents of the city is sometimes used (as opposed to Québécois/e du Québec, resident of the province). In English, the term Quebecer (or Quebecker) is sometimes used, but use of the French Québécois or Québécoise is increasingly common.

Also, Quebec City is sometimes referred to as "la capitale nationale" ("the national capital"). The government officially named it this way under the Union Nationale party. Its region bears this name as well. It should be noted, however, that the word national in this sense refers to Quebec as a nation, or distinct group, within the country of Canada, and has no official indication of sovereignty^[1].

[edit] Municipal public administration

Old Québec, the walled city.

Further information: Quebec City Council

[edit] City Council

City Hall of Quebec City

Quebec City

The mayor of Quebec City is Andrée P. Boucher, independent, and the chief of the official opposition is Ann Bourget from the Renouveau municipal de Québec.

Party	Initial	Chief	Governorship	Opposition	Seats
Renouveau municipal de Québec	R.M.Q.	Ann Bourget	1989 - 2006	2006 -	24
Action civique de Québec	A.C.Q.	Pierre-Michel Bouchard			6
Parti Vision Québec	V.Q.	Marc Bellemare			1
Option Capitale	O.C.	Pierre Coté			0
Independent	Ind.				6
Vacant					0
Total					37

[edit] The city today

Mural featuring prominent people in Quebec City's history.

Quebec City has thirty-four districts in eight boroughs.

Borough	Districts
La Cité	Latin/Old Québec · Quartier gai · Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Montcalm · Saint-Sacrement · Petit Champlain · Saint-Sauveur · Saint-Roch · Saint-Malo
Les Rivières	Lebourgneuf, Duberger, Les Saules and Vanier
Sainte-Foy—Sillery	Cité universitaire · Saint-Louis · Sillery · Pointe-de-Ste-Foy
Charlesbourg	Saint-Rodrigue · des Sentiers · des Monts
Beauport	Vieux-Moulin · Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux · Villeneuve · Courville
Limoilou	Maizerets · Vieux-Limoilou · Lairet · du Colisée
La Haute-Saint-Charles	Lac-Saint-Charles, Saint-Émile, Neufchâtel and Loretteville
Laurentien	Val-Bélair, Cap-Rouge

* These neighbourhoods are not legally separate.

The Lower Town is filled with original architecture and street designs, dating back to the city's beginnings. Murals and statues are also featured. The Lower Town is also noted for its wide variety of boutiques, many featuring hand-crafted goods.

[edit] Demographics

Satellite image: Quebec City on the north bank of the St. Lawrence river, Lévis on the south bank, and the western point of the Île d'Orléans.

According to the last (May 2001) census, there were 682,757 people residing in Quebec City, of whom 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Children under five accounted for approximately 4.7% of the resident population of Quebec City. This compares with 5.2% in the province of Quebec, and 5.6% for Canada overall.

In terms of French-language dominance, Montreal - when compared to Quebec City, would be considered by many to be a bilingual city, with many of its residents having a working knowledge of both French and English. Quebec City and its surrounding region, on the other hand, is largely Francophone.

In mid-2001, 13.0% of the resident population in Quebec City was of retirement age (65 and over for males and females) compared with 13.2% in Canada; therefore, the average age is 39.5 years of age compared to 37.6 years of age for Canada as a whole.

In the five years between 1996 and 2001, the population of Quebec City grew by 1.6%, compared with an increase of 1.4% for the province of Quebec as a whole. Population density of Quebec City averaged 216.4 people per square kilometre, compared with an average of 5.3, for the province of Quebec as a whole.

At the time of that May 2001 census, the population of the Quebec City authority was 682,757, but was 710,700 when encompassing the Greater Quebec City Area, compared with a resident population in the province of Quebec of 7,237,479 people.

According to the 2001 census, over 90% of the population was Roman Catholic, along with sizable Jewish and Protestant populations.

1931	1941	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2006
131 000	151 000	289 000	379 000	481 000	576 000	646 000	683 000	720 000

[edit] Transportation

Quebec City is served by Jean Lesage International Airport, located in the West of the city. [2]

The city also has a large major port on the St-Lawrence in the first, fifth and sixth boroughs. Web site

Three bridges, the Quebec Bridge and Pierre Laporte Bridge connect the city with the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, as does a ferry service to Lévis, and Orleans Island Bridge connects Quebec City with the Orleans Island. The city is a major hub in the Quebec provincial road network, fanning out from both sides of the river with an extensive autoroute system.

Several important motorways of the Quebec road network pass by Quebec City, of which Autoroute 40 connects it towards the west to Montreal and Route 175 connects it towards the north to Chicoutimi.

Three principal expressways cross the agglomeration from the north to the south (starting from the west) : Autoroute Henri-IV, Autoroute Robert-Bourassa , and Autoroute Laurentienne. Three other motorways cross the western part of town (from north to south): Autoroute Félix Leclerc (known by the inhabitants as "Autoroute de la Capitale"), Autoroute Charest, as well as Champlain Boulevard, which goes along the river to the Downtown area, then another Autoroute called Dufferin-Montmorency allows easier access to the extreme east of the city.

The city is served by VIA Rail (Gare du Palais), and is the eastern terminus of the railway's main Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The bus station, with connections to the provincial long-distance bus network, is also in the same location.

The Réseau de transport de la Capitale is responsible for public transportation by bus. Web site in French only

An overdependence on autos leaves little room for cyclists on the roads. They are generally forced into autos as in most American cities, detracting from the European character of the city.

[edit] Public safety

Quebec City is protected by Service de police de la Ville de Québec and Service de protection contre les incendies de Québec.

[edit] Attractions

Château Frontenac, Haute-Ville (Upper Town).

Notre Dame des Victoires church, Basse-Ville (Lower Town).

Many of the city's attractions are east of the fortification walls in Vieux-Québec (Old Quebec). This area has a distinct European feel unique in North America with its stone buildings and winding streets lined with shops and restaurants. Porte St-Louis (St. Louis Gate) and Porte St-Jean (St. Jean Gate) are the main gates through the walls from the modern section of downtown. West of the walls are the Colline-Parlementaire (Parliament Hill) district and the Plaines d'Abraham (Plains of Abraham).

Quebec City's skyline is dominated by the massive Château Frontenac Hotel, perched on top of Cap-Diamant. The hotel is beside the Terrasse Dufferin (Dufferin Terrace), a walkway along the edge of the cliff, offering beautiful views of the Saint Lawrence River.

Near the Château Frontenac is Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral, mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. It is the first church in the New World to be raised to a basilica and is the primatial church of Canada.

The Terrasse Dufferin leads toward the nearby Plains of Abraham, site of the battle in which the British took Quebec from France, and the Citadel of Quebec, a Canadian Forces installation and the federal vice-regal secondary residence. The National Assembly, Quebec's provincial legislature, is also near the Citadelle.

The Haute-Ville (Upper Town) is linked by the Escalier «casse-cou» (literally "neck-breaker" steps) and the Old Quebec Funicular to the Basse-Ville (Lower Town), which includes such sites as the ancient Notre Dame des Victoires church, the historic Petit Champlain district, the port, and the Musée de la Civilisation (Museum of Civilization). Laval University is located in the western end of the city, in the borough of Sainte-Foy. However, Laval University's school of architecture is located in Vieux Quebec. The central campus of the Université du Québec is also located in Quebec City. Canon balls are placed beside "Château Frontenac."

Quebec City is known for its Winter Carnival and for its Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations.

Tourist attractions located near Quebec City include Montmorency Falls and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.

National Assembly, Quebec City.

[edit] Museums

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Musée de la civilisation
Musée de l'Amérique française
Espace Félix Leclerc
Musée naval de Québec
Choco-Musée Erico
Musée des Ursulines de Québec
Musée du Royal 22e Régiment/La Citadelle de Quebéc
Musée Québec Expérience
Musée de l'Abeille
Plains of Abraham Exhibition Center

[edit] Festivals and events

[edit] Contest

Concours de musique du Canada (Le) Web site in French only was established in Quebec and caters to young Canadian musicians under 25 (under 30 for singers) aspiring to compete at the international level in various disciplines.

[edit] Autumn (September & October)

Envol et macadam Web site in French only is both a contest and a festival of alternative music held annually in September. It is devoted to the latest musical trends (Punk, Hip-hop, Techno, Rock'n'Roll) and features indoor and outdoor shows.
Fête du quartier Saint-Sauveur is celebrated annually in September in the First District.
Festival des journées d'Afrique, Danses et Rythmes du monde Web site in French only is held September, featuring African and Latin American shows.
Fête Arc-en-ciel Web site in French only is a gay and lesbian festival held in September.
Journées de la Culture (Les) Web site offers free cultural events in September
Québec Ateliers Ouverts Web site in French only, held every two years in September. Professional artists and craftsmen open their workshops to the general public to showcase their works and techniques.

[edit] Winter (November to March)

Carnaval de Québec (Le) Website is the biggest winter carnival in the world, held over two weeks in February.
Coup de cœur francophone (Le) Web site in French only is a festival of Francophone music held in November each year in 8 Canadian cities. In Quebec City, the event is held over 10 days in small venues.
Festival des musiques sacrées de Québec (Le) Web site in French only is held in November and features sacred music from various nations and time periods.
Parade des jouets (La) Web site in French only is an interactive parade of mascots and floats held in November by city firefighters to collect toys and gifts for local underprivileged children.
Mois Multi (Le) Web site in French only features electronic and multidisciplinary art expositions, held annually in February.
Québec Celebrates Christmas Web site is held in December and January, features activities and exhibits throughout Quebec City.

[edit] Spring (April & May)

Festival de cinéma des 3 Amériques (Le) Web site in French only is held over 5 days in March/April featuring independent films from the Americas.
Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec (even years) and the Théâtres d'ailleurs Festival (odd years) Web site are held in May or June.
Festival de la gastronomie du Québec - Coupe des Nations (Le) Web site in French only, held in April, features competitions in culinary arts and wine making.
Salon International du Livre de Québec (Le) Web site in French only takes place in April and features French literature and comic strips from Québec.

[edit] Summer (June to August)

Birthday Of Quebec City Web site give place to family festivals of district in the districts of the city on July 3 of each year. Major demonstrations will take place all the summer 2008 for the 400e birthday of foundation of the city.
Fetes de la Nouvelle France is a celebration in early August held in remembrance of the early French colonial times.
Plein art is an arts/crafts exhibition.
Fete Internationale de Musiques Militaires is a celebration of military music which is held in late August.

[edit] First borough (La Cité)

Grand Rire (Le) Web site in French only is a festival of humour, who takes place over 10 days in June. Spectacles in sport and official receptions in room introduce humorists of Quebec city and elsewhere, beginners or confirmed.
Fête nationale des Québécois et des Québécoises is celebrated by various activities including one large outside spectacle in the evening of June 23 on the Plains of Abraham.
Fête du Canada (La) Web site is celebrated to it June 30th and July 1st at various locations in Old-Quebec, by spectacles and activities and free admission to the national historic sites of the city.
Festival d'été de Québec (Le) Web site is a major event which annually presents during two weeks in July a great number of musical spectacles (popular, French-speaking person and English-speaking, music of the world, classical music) for the majority in sport and of many services in arts of the street at various places in the old capital as well as interior spectacles in various rooms of the capital.
Fête du Faubourg (La) is a street fair which takes place in the Saint-Jean-Baptist district in the first borough (La Cité) on a weekend beginning July, annually.
Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France (Les) Web site is a major event which presents during one week in August various activities allowing of replonger the XVIIe century, the time of Nouvelle-France, in the Old-Quebec and the Royal Place (processions, spectacles, animations, demonstrations of the everyday life of the time, market in sport of Nouvelle-France, dressed up observers and citizens, etc.).

[edit] Natural science sites

Jardin zoologique du Québec, reopened in 2002 after two years of restorations but closed in 2006 after a political decision. It was presenting to the public 750 specimens of 300 different species. The zoo was specialized in winged fauna and garden themes, but also presented several species of mammals. While it emphasizes the indigenous fauna of Quebec, one of its principal attractions was the Indo-Australian greenhouse, featuring fauna and flora from these areas.
Parc Aquarium du Quebec, reopened in 2002 on a site overlooking the St. Lawrence River, presents more than 10,000 specimens of mammals, reptiles, fish and other aquatic fauna of North America and the Arctic. Polar bears and various species of seals of the Arctic sector and the "Large Ocean", a large basin offering visitors a view from underneath, form part of the principal attractions. Website : http://www.spsnq.qc.ca/

[edit] Post-secondary education

University level

Université Laval
Université du Québec (Headquarters of the network)
École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP)
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Télé-université (TELUQ)

College level

Cégep François-Xavier-Garneau
Cégep O'Sullivan
Cégep Limoilou
- Campus of 6th borough (Registered office)
- Campus of 4th borough
- Campus of the "Maison des métiers d'art de Québec"
Cégep de Sainte-Foy
Collège Notre-Dame-de-Foy
Collège Mérici
Collège Bart
Collège CDI
Collège Multihexa
Champlain-St. Lawrence College (English-speaking Cégep)

[edit] Sports

[edit] Sports teams

Quebec Kebekwa of the American Basketball Association
Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
Quebec Radio X of the Ligue nord-américaine de hockey
Quebec Capitales of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
Quebec City Monarks of the Ligue de Football Majeur du Quebec
Quebec City Rebelles of the Ligue de Football Majeur du Quebec
Quebec City FC of the Canadian Soccer League

[edit] Former teams

Quebec Bulldogs of the National Hockey League
Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League
Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League
Quebec Citadelles of the American Hockey League
Quebec Rafales of the International Hockey League
Quebec Caribous of the National Lacrosse League (1974-75)
Quebec Carnavales of baseball's Eastern League

[edit] Sports events

Challenge Bell, a women tennis tournament.
Quebec City International Pee-Wee Tournament, a minor hockey tournament.

The Quebec Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1979 and then in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to 1995, maintaining a strong rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens. Due to financial problems, the team moved to Denver, Colorado in 1995, becoming Colorado Avalanche. There has been discussion of bringing a team back to the city, but mayor Andrée Boucher has not supported the project. It is generally expected that Quebec City will need to build a new arena to get a new team, replacing the Colisée Pepsi, as well as organizing an ownership group.

There have been discussions around getting a Canadian Football League team. Quebec City is expected to be in competition with Moncton and Halifax for the franchise, though a new stadium would likely be needed as well. The local football team, the Rouge & Or of the Université Laval remains popular.

Quebec City has been appointed (together with Halifax, NS) organizer of the 2008 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships.

The IIHF World Championships is the oldest existing international event in ice hockey. A popular belief in Quebec City and Canada is that the 2008 edition of the tournament will mark the first time it is contested in North America. This is obviously a motive of pride in a city still mourning the loss of its beloved NHL franchise, the Nordiques, which moved to Denver, CO in 1995 and was renamed the Avalanche. However, that claim is incorrect. Another famous city holds the honour of being the first ever North American host to the IIHF World Championships. And that city is none other than Denver, CO. Together with Colorado Springs, the Mile High City hosted the 1962 IIHF World Championships.

[edit] Media

Radio

800 AM - CHRC, French news/talk
88.3 FM - CKIA, community
89.1 FM - CKRL, community
90.9 FM - CION, Christian religious programming
91.9 FM - CJEC, Rythme FM hot adult contemporary
93.3 FM - CJMF, active rock
94.3 FM - CHYZ, Laval University campus radio
95.3 FM - CBVX, Espace musique
98.1 FM - CHOI, modern rock
98.9 FM - CHIK, contemporary hit radio
103.7 FM - CIMI, modern rock
104.7 FM - CBVE, CBC Radio One
106.3 FM - CBV, La Première Chaîne
107.5 FM - CITF, RockDétente adult contemporary

Television

Channel 2 - CFAP, TQS
Channel 4 - CFCM, TVA
Channel 5 - CBVE, CBC
Channel 11 - CBVT, SRC
Channel 15 - CIVQ, Télé-Québec
Channel 20 - CKMI, Global

Print
Quebec City's main daily newspapers are the broadsheet Le Soleil and the tabloid Le Journal de Québec. The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, a weekly English community paper, is also published. It claims to be North America's oldest newspaper, in existence since 1764.

[edit] Famous Quebec City natives and residents

Astronauts : Marc Garneau
Writers : Jacques Poulin, Anne Hébert, Alain Beaulieu, Gabrielle Roy, Christine Brouillet, Denis Côté, Martine Latulippe, Jean Lemieux, Hélène Vachon, Anique Poitras, Martin Pouliot, Gilles Pellerin, Marie Laberge, Yves Thériault, Roland Michel Tremblay.
Painters : Paul-Henri DuBerger, Paul Béliveau, Luc Archambault, Gabriel Lalonde.
Musicians and singers : Steve Barakatt, Richard Verreau, Bruno Pelletier, Polémil Bazar, Virginie Hamel, Gilles Vigneault, Paule-Andrée Cassidy, Félix Leclerc, Alys Robi.
Politicians : Jean Lesage, Louis-Alexandre Taschereau.
Theatre : Robert Lepage, Anne-Marie Olivier, Frédéric Dubois, Lise Castonguay, Marie-Ginette Guay, France Larochelle, Christian Michaud, Loraine Côté, Jacques Leblanc, Paul Hébert, Roland Lepage, Annie Larochelle, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Marie Gignac.
Humour : François Morency, Jean-Thomas Jobin, François Pérusse, ...
Actors : Raymond Cloutier, Francine Ruel, Marie Tifo, Jack Robitaille, Normand Chouinard, Rémy Girard, Guylaine Tremblay, Josée Deschênes, Céline Bonnier.
Television/Radio : Michel Jasmin, André Arthur, Pierre Jobin, Michel Lamarche, Gilles Parent, Paul Ouellet, Réjean Lemoine, Marie Vallerand, Julie Drolet, Sébastien Bovet, Suzanne Ouellet, Jeff Fillion.
Sportspeople : Sylvie Bernier, Elena Grosheva, Johanne Bégin, Audrey Lacroix, Richard Garneau, Catherine Léger, Joe Malone, Myriam Bédard, Patrick Roy, Manon Rhéaume, Mélanie Turgeon, Gaétan Boucher, Yves Laroche, Rick Martel, Simon Gagné, Maxime Lacroix, Yan Stastny, Paul Stastny, Patrice Bergeron, Francis Bouillon.

[edit] Quebec City has...

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UNESCO historic site 11, rue de l'Ancien-Chantier
The oldest hospital in North America, the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (founded 1639)^{[citation needed]}
The oldest school in Canada, the Ecole des Ursulines (founded 1639),^[2]
The oldest inn of North America, the Auberge du Trésor^{[citation needed]}
The status of the only walled North American city north of Mexico^{[citation needed]}
The oldest newspaper in North America, the The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph^{[citation needed]}
The second oldest university in Canada, the Université Laval, founded in 1852. (McGill University, founded in 1821, is the oldest),
The oldest Catholic diocese north of Mexico (founded 1608)^{[citation needed]}
The oldest community radio station in Canada, CKRL^{[citation needed]}
The oldest symphonic formation of Canada, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec^{[citation needed]}
The oldest commercial quarter in North America, the Petit-Champlain^{[citation needed]}
The only French language newspaper written by immigrants for immigrants in Canada, the Les Immigrants de la Capitale^{[citation needed]}
The largest shopping center in Eastern Canada, Place Laurier^{[citation needed]}
The oldest international festival of theatre in Canada, the Carrefour international de théâtre de Québec^{[citation needed]}
The longest-spanned cantilever bridge in the world, the Quebec Bridge^{[citation needed]}
The eighth highest waterfall in Canada, The Chutes Montmorency^{[citation needed]}
The highest proportion of freeway per inhabitant in the world,^{[citation needed]}
An asteroid named in its honour, (35165) Québec.^{[citation needed]}
Its name in NATO phonetic alphabet as the letter Q

[edit] Sister cities

Albany, United States
Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France (since 1962)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada (since 1956)
Cannes, France
Changchun, China
Iaşi, Romania
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico (since 2002)
Huế, Vietnam (since 2005)
Liège, Belgium (since 2002)
Montevideo, Uruguay (since 2000)
Namur, Belgium (since 1999)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (since 2000)
Paris, France (since 2003)
Sousse, Tunisia (since 2004) ^[3]
St. Petersburg, Russia (since 2002)
Xi'an, China (since 2001)

[edit] References

^ House passes motion recognizing Québécois as nation. CBC.ca. Retrieved on March 24, 2007.
^ http://www.ursulinesquebec.com/francais/quebec/accueil-qc.htm

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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Districts	Gay Quarter · Old Quebec · Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Saint-Roch
See also	List of articles about Quebec City · History of Quebec City Municipal reorganization in Quebec