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Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire
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Quartier (district)
	The district, as seen from the Bassin Louise.
	The district highlighted in blue, within its borough.
	Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°13′W / 46.81°N 71.21°W
Arrondissement (Borough)	La Cité-Limoilou
Ville (City)	Québec
Province	Québec
Country	Canada
Merged	1 November 2009
Government
• Body	Conseil de quartier (District Council)
Population (2021)
• Total	5,925

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Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire (French pronunciation: [vjø kebɛk kap blɑ̃ kɔlin paʁləmɑ̃tɛːʁ]) is one of the 35 districts of the City of Quebec, and one of six that are located in the borough of La Cité-Limoilou.^[2] The district is the most visited and toured location in the city. It is in this partly fortified area where the Château Frontenac is found, with its large terrace overlooking the city of Lévis, across the Saint Lawrence River. A large concentration of cafes, tourist shops, restaurants, hotels and inns are situated in the district. In its most recent census count in 2016, Statistics Canada reported that the district had a population of 5,770 residents, whom comprise 1.1% of the city's total population.^[2]

Portrait of the neighbourhood

The district comprises four distinct areas within the centre of Quebec City:

Vieux-Québec (Haute-Ville), (Old Quebec (Upper Town)), which includes the space within the old town walls.
Vieux-Québec (Basse-Ville), (Old Quebec (Lower Town)), including Place Royale, the Old Port and the area around the Gare du Palais.
Colline Parlementaire, (Parliament Hill), including the area of Place D'Youville and the Parliament Building; the section between Boulevard René-Lévesque and Grande-Allée (up to approximately the Grand Théâtre de Québec); and much of the Plains of Abraham.
Cap Blanc, a thin strip of land between Cap Diamant and the Saint Lawrence River, and centred on the Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde.

History

Main arteries

Rue Saint-Jean
Rue de Buade
Rue Saint-Louis and Grande-Allée
Boulevard Champlain
Rue Saint-Paul
Avenue Honoré-Mercier / Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency (Autoroute 440)

Parks, green spaces and recreational areas

The Battlefields Park / Plains of Abraham
Artillery Park National Historic Site
Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site — this site consists of the walls and gates of Quebec, the Governors' Garden, Montmorency Park, Terrasse Dufferin, and the Governors' Walkway.^[3]
Old Port of Quebec
Place Royale

Notable buildings

Château Frontenac
Édifice Price
Citadelle of Quebec
Séminaire de Québec
Hôtel-Dieu de Québec (hospital) and its accompanying church^[4]

Places of worship

Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity^[5]
Chalmers-Wesley United Church^[6]
St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian)^[7]
St. Patrick's Church (1833) — the first Irish Catholic church to be built in the city. It was abandoned in 1914, burned in 1971, and its façade is now part of an annex to the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec.^[8]
Notre-Dame de la Garde, Cap Blanc^[9]

Museums, theatres and exhibition spaces

Capitole de Québec (National Historic Site)
Palais Montcalm
Musée de la civilisation
The Institut canadien de Québec building, occupying the old church Wesleyan Church (Methodist, 1849).^[10] Includes a performance hall and a branch of the Quebec City Library.

Public administration

Parliament Building
Quebec City Hall
Édifice Marie-Guyart — the tallest building in Quebec City. The 132 m (433 ft) skyscraper is the tallest building in Canada east of Montreal, and has at its top the Capital Observatory (Observatoire de la Capitale).^[11]^[12]
Ministry of Finance of Quebec (in the old Court House)
Palais de Justice de Québec (court house)
Headquarters of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Headquarters of the Société des traversiers du Québec

Places of learning

There are no longer any public schools in the district, due to the small number of families with children living there. The few private schools that are there serve clients who live almost exclusively outside the city center.

Private schools
- École Saint-Louis de Gonzague
- Petit Séminaire de Québec
- École des Ursulines (Old Quebec)
- CDI College
- Quebec Oral School for Deaf Children
School of Architecture at the Université Laval
Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec

External links

(in French) Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire interactive map
(in French) Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire District Council
(in French) Presentation on La Cite

Notes and references

^ Ville de Québec (2024). Quartier Vieux-Québec–CapBlanc–Colline Parlementaire Portrait sociodémographique [Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire] (PDF) (in French). Statistique Canada. Québec (Québec): Ville de Québec. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ville de Québec (January 2019). Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire : Portrait sociodémographique et économique [Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire] (PDF) (in French). Statistique Canada. Québec (Québec): Ville de Québec. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ "Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site". PC.gc.ca. Parks Canada. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Description of the first St. Patrick's Church on The Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Churches of Quebec
^ "Emporis building ID 113440". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire". SkyscraperPage.

[2024profile-1] Ville de Québec (2024). Quartier Vieux-Québec–CapBlanc–Colline Parlementaire Portrait sociodémographique [Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire] (PDF) (in French). Statistique Canada. Québec (Québec): Ville de Québec. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[janvier2019profile-2] Ville de Québec (January 2019). Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire : Portrait sociodémographique et économique [Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire] (PDF) (in French). Statistique Canada. Québec (Québec): Ville de Québec. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[fortNHS-3] "Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site". PC.gc.ca. Parks Canada. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[4] Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[6] Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[7] Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[8] Description of the first St. Patrick's Church on The Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[9] Description of Churches of Quebec Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[10] The Churches of Quebec

[11] "Emporis building ID 113440". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2019-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[12] "Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire". SkyscraperPage.

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+'''Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire''' ({{IPA|fr|vjø kebɛk kap blɑ̃ kɔlin paʁləmɑ̃tɛːʁ}}) is one of the 35 districts of the [[Quebec City|City of Quebec]], and one of six that are located in the borough of [[La Cité-Limoilou]].<ref name="janvier2019profile">{{Cite work|url=https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/apropos/portrait/quelques_chiffres/docs/Vieux_Quebec_Cap_Blanc_Colline_Parlementaire_Portrait.pdf|title=Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire : Portrait sociodémographique et économique|author=Ville de Québec|publisher=Ville de Québec|language=fr|trans-title=Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire|others=Statistique Canada|publication-place=Québec (Québec)|publication-date=January 2019|access-date=23 March 2019}}</ref>  The district is the most visited and toured location in the city. It is in this partly fortified area where the [[Château Frontenac]] is found, with its large terrace overlooking the city of [[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]], across the [[Saint Lawrence River]]. A large concentration of cafes, tourist shops, restaurants, hotels and inns are situated in the district. In its most recent census count in 2016, [[Statistics Canada]] reported that the district had a population of {{formatnum:5770}} residents, whom comprise {{formatnum:1.1}}% of the city's total population.<ref name="janvier2019profile" />
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 * [[Parliament Building (Quebec)|Parliament Building]]
 * [[City Hall of Quebec City|Quebec City Hall]]
-* [[Édifice Marie-Guyart]] — the tallest building in Quebec City. The {{convert|132|m|abbr=on}} skyscraper is the tallest building in Canada east of [[Montreal]], and has at its top the Capital Observatory (''Observatoire de la Capitale'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/113440/edifice-marie-guyart-quebec-city-canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323214404/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/113440/edifice-marie-guyart-quebec-city-canada |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-03-23 |title=Emporis building ID 113440 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{SkyscraperPage|2714}}</ref>
+* [[Édifice Marie-Guyart]] — the tallest building in Quebec City. The {{convert|132|m|abbr=on}} skyscraper is the tallest building in Canada east of [[Montreal]], and has at its top the Capital Observatory (''Observatoire de la Capitale'').<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/113440/edifice-marie-guyart-quebec-city-canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323214404/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/113440/edifice-marie-guyart-quebec-city-canada |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2019-03-23 |title=Emporis building ID 113440 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{SkyscraperPage|2714}}</ref>
 * Ministry of Finance of Quebec (in the old Court House)
 * [[:c:Category:Palais de justice de Québec|Palais de Justice de Québec]] (court house)

v t e Quebec City
Boroughs	La Cité-Limoilou Les Rivières Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge Charlesbourg Beauport La Haute-Saint-Charles Laurentien (defunct)	Flag of Quebec City
Districts	Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire (Old Quebec, Parliament Hill, Petit Champlain) Saint-Jean-Baptiste Saint-Roch Maizerets Vanier Sainte-Foy Sillery (Sillery Heritage Site) Cap-Rouge Lac-Saint-Charles Saint-Émile Loretteville Val-Bélair
Agglomeration	Quebec Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures
Enclaves	L'Ancienne-Lorette Notre-Dame-des-Anges Wendake
See also: List of articles about Quebec City History of Quebec City Quebec Urban Community (1970–2001) Communauté métropolitaine de Québec 2000–06 municipal reorganization in Quebec Regional county municipalities in Capitale-Nationale: Charlevoix Charlevoix-Est La Côte-de-Beaupré La Jacques-Cartier L'Île-d'Orléans Portneuf Equivalent territories: Quebec (TE) Independent parishes: Notre-Dame-des-Anges Native reserves: Wendake

v t e Boroughs and districts of Quebec City
La Cité-Limoilou	La Cité: 1-1 Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–colline Parlementaire 1-2 Saint-Roch 1-3 Saint-Jean-Baptiste 1-4 Montcalm 1-5 Saint-Sauveur 1-6 Saint-Sacrement Limoilou: 6-1 Vieux-Limoilou 6-2 Lairet 6-3 Maizerets
Les Rivières	2-1 Neufchâtel-Est–Lebourgneuf 2-2 Duberger-Les Saules 2-3 Vanier
Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge	3-1 Sillery 3-2 Cité universitaire 3-3 Saint-Louis 3-4 Plateau 3-5 Pointe-de-Ste-Foy 8-2 L'Aéroport 8-3 Cap-Rouge
Charlesbourg	4-1 Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides 4-2 Quartier 4-2 4-3 Quartier 4-3 4-4 Jésuites, Quebec City 4-5 Quartier 4-5 4-6 Quartier 4-6
Beauport	5-1 Quartier 5-1 5-2 Quartier 5-2 5-3 Chutes-Montmorency 5-4 Quartier 5-4 5-5 Vieux-Moulin
La Haute-Saint-Charles	7-1 Lac-Saint-Charles 7-2 Saint-Émile 7-3 Loretteville 7-4 Des Châtels 8-1 Val-Bélair