Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire Explained

Old Quebec - Cape Blanc - Parliament Hill
Native Name:	Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire
Native Name Lang:	fr
Settlement Type:	Quartier (district)
Coordinates:	46.81°N -71.21°W
Subdivision Type:	Arrondissement (Borough)
Subdivision Name:	La Cité-Limoilou
Subdivision Type1:	Ville (City)
Subdivision Name1:	Québec
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Québec
Subdivision Type3:	Country
Subdivision Name3:	Canada
Established Title:	Merged
Established Date:	1 November 2009
Governing Body:	Conseil de quartier (District Council)
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population As Of:	2016
Population Density Km2:	auto

Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire (pronounced as /fr/) 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. 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 residents, whom comprise % of the city's total population.

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

See main article: History of Quebec City.

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.^[2]
• 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^[3]

Places of worship

• Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec
• Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church
• Cathedral of the Holy Trinity^[4]
• Chalmers-Wesley United Church^[5]
• St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian)^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• Notre-Dame de la Garde, Cap Blanc^[8]

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).^[9] 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 132m (433feet) skyscraper is the tallest building in Canada east of Montreal, and has at its top the Capital Observatory (Observatoire de la Capitale).^[10]
• 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

See also

• Quebec City
• Old Quebec
• Plains of Abraham
• Cap Diamant

External links

• Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire interactive map
• Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire District Council
• Presentation on La Cite

Notes and References

1. Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire : Portrait sociodémographique et économique. Ville.Quebec.qc.ca. Ville de Québec. Ville de Québec. fr. Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile of Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire. Statistique Canada. Québec (Québec). January 2019. 23 March 2019.
2. Web site: Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site. Parks Canada. 5 November 2018. PC.gc.ca. 23 March 2019. en-CA.
3. http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/HotelDieu/HotelDieu.html Description of Churches of Quebec
4. http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/swHolyTrinity/HolyTrinity.html Description of Churches of Quebec
5. http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/swChalmersWesley/ChalmersWesley.html Description of Churches of Quebec
6. http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/swStAndrew/StAndrew.html Description of Churches of Quebec
7. http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/VieuxStPatrick/VStPatrick.html Description of the first St. Patrick's Church on The Churches of Quebec
8. http://eglisesdequebec.org/ToutesLesEglises/swNotreDameDeLaGarde/NotreDameDeLaGarde.html Description of Churches of Quebec
9. The Churches of Quebec
10. Web site: Emporis building ID 113440 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323214404/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/113440/edifice-marie-guyart-quebec-city-canada . dead . 2019-03-23 . Emporis.