Quebec City
Quebec City (/kwɪˈbɛk/ ⓘ or /kəˈbɛk/; French: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (French pronunciation: [kebɛk]), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the eleventh-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters.
Quebec City
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| Ville de Québec (French) | |
From top, left to right: Quebec City from the St. Lawrence River, the Ramparts of Quebec City, waterfront in Old Quebec, skyscrapers in Vieux-Québec, Parliament Building, Château Frontenac, Pierre Laporte Bridge | |
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| Motto(s): Don de Dieu feray valoir ("I shall put God's gift to good use"; the Don de Dieu was Champlain's ship) | |
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Quebec City Location in Quebec Quebec City Location in Canada | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′50″N 71°12′29″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Metropolitan community | Communauté métropolitaine de Québec |
| Agglomeration | Agglomeration of Quebec City |
| Historic countries | Kingdom of France Kingdom of Great Britain |
| First settled | 11 October 1535, by Jacques Cartier |
| Founded | 3 July 1608, by Samuel de Champlain |
| Constituted | 1 January 2002 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
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| • Type | Quebec City Council |
| • Mayor | Bruno Marchand |
| • MPs | List of MPs |
| • MNAs | List |
| Area | |
| • City | 485.77 km2 (187.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 453.38 km2 (175.05 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 427.66 km2 (165.12 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,408.70 km2 (1,316.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 549,459 (11th) |
| • Density | 1,210/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 839,311 |
| • Urban density | 1,648.7/km2 (4,270/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 839,311 (7th) |
| • Metro density | 234.8/km2 (608/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011–2016 | 3.0% |
| Demonym | Québécois or Québécois de Québec (to distinguish residents of the city from those of the province) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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| GDP (Québec CMA) | CA$42.8 billion (2016) |
| GDP per capita (Québec CMA) | CA$53,477 (2016) |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Historic District of Old Quebec |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, vi |
| Designated | 1985 (9th session) |
| Reference no. | 300 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonquin name. Quebec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico. This area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Québec".