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Quebec City, Quebec
Ville de Québec, Québec
Quebec City skyline
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname: La Vieille Capitale
Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir
("I shall put God's gift to good use"; the Don de Dieu was Champlain's ship)
Coordinates: 46°48'N 71°23'W? / ?46.8, -71.383
Country
Canada
Province
Quebec
Agglomeration
Quebec City
Statute of the city
Capitale-Nationale
Administrative Region
Capitale-Nationale
Founded
1608 by Samuel de Champlain
Constitution date
1833
Government
- Mayor
Régis Labeaume
- Majority leader
Jean-Marie Matte
- Federal senator
Dennis Dawson
- MPs
List of MPs
Luc Harvey
Josée Verner
Christiane Gagnon
Michel Guimond
Daniel Petit
Sylvie Boucher
- MNAs
List of MNAs
Hubert Benoît
Philippe Couillard
Jean-François Gosselin
Sam Hamad
Éric Caire
Sylvain Légaré
Agnès Maltais
Catherine Morissette
Gilles Taillon
Area
- City
542.71 km² (209.5 sq mi)
Population (2006, 2001*, 2005**)
- City
528,595 (Ranked 9th)
- Metro
717,600*
- Région de Québec
1,064,047**
Time zone
Eastern (UTC-5)
Area code(s)
418/581
Geographical code
24 23027
NTS Map
021L14
GNBC Code
EHTWR
Website: Official website of Quebec City
Quebec City (French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (pronounced /kw?'b?k/ or /k?'b?k/) is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec, making it the seat of the provincial Crown. It is the second largest city in the province, after Montreal. Quebec City's Old Town (Vieux-Québec) is the only North American fortified city north of Mexico whose walls still exist, and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Quebec".[1] It is also one of the oldest cities in North America (founded in 1608). The city has a population of 528,595, and the metropolitan area has a population of 717,600 (2005).
Quebec City is internationally known for its Summer Festival, Winter Carnival and the Château Frontenac, a historic hotel which dominates the city skyline. The chief of Parliament, the National Assembly of Quebec (provincial parliament), the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (National Museum of Fine Arts) and the Musée de la civilisation (Museum of Civilization) are found within or near Vieux-Québec.
Among the tourist attractions near the city are Montmorency Falls and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in the town of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.
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