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Québec
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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 map
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Québec
Location in Quebec
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| Coordinates: 46°48′50″N 71°12′29″W / 46.81389°N 71.20806°W / 46.81389; -71.20806[2][3] | |
| 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[4] |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Quebec City Council |
| • Mayor | Bruno Marchand |
| • MPs |
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| Area | |
| • City | 452.30 km2 (174.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 453.38 km2 (175.05 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 442.85 km2 (170.99 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,499.46 km2 (1,351.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • City | 549,459 (12th) |
| • Density | 1,214.8/km2 (3,146/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 733,156 (8th) |
| • Urban density | 1,655.5/km2 (4,288/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 839,311 (7th) |
| • Metro density | 239.8/km2 (621/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  4.1% |
| 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)[10] |
| GDP per capita (Québec CMA) | CA$53,477 (2016) |
| Website | ville |
| Official name | Historic District of Old Quebec |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, vi |
| Designated | 1985 (9th session) |
| Reference no. | 300 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
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Québec
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| Ville de Québec (French) | |
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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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|
|
Logo
|
|
| Nicknames: | |
| Motto(s):
Don de Dieu feray valoir
("I shall put God's gift to good use"; the Don de Dieu was Champlain's ship) |
|
|
Quebec City map
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|
|
Québec
Location in Quebec
Show map of Quebec
Québec
Location in Canada
Show map of Canada
|
|
| Coordinates: 46°48′50″N 71°12′29″W / 46.81389°N 71.20806°W / 46.81389; -71.20806[2][3] | |
| 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[4] |
| Boroughs | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Quebec City Council |
| • Mayor | Bruno Marchand |
| • MPs |
List of MPs
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| • MNAs |
List
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| Area | |
| • City | 452.30 km2 (174.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 453.38 km2 (175.05 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 442.85 km2 (170.99 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,499.46 km2 (1,351.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Population
(2021)
[6]
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| • City | 549,459 (12th) |
| • Density | 1,214.8/km2 (3,146/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 733,156 (8th) |
| • Urban density | 1,655.5/km2 (4,288/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 839,311 (7th) |
| • Metro density | 239.8/km2 (621/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | 4.1% |
| 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) |
| Postal codes | |
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| GDP (Québec CMA) | CA$42.8 billion (2016)[10] |
| GDP per capita (Québec CMA) | CA$53,477 (2016) |
| Website | ville |
| Official name | Historic District of Old Quebec |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, vi |
| Designated | 1985 (9th session) |
| Reference no. | 300 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
