Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire 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 La Cité-Limoilou is the central borough of Quebec City, the oldest (in terms of architecture), and the most populous, comprising 21.85% of the city's total population. As an administrative division, it is very new, having only been formed on ...

. 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 Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

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 The Place d'Youville in Old Montreal is a historical square in Montreal, named after Marguerite d'Youville. The roads from the Place Royale (Montreal), Place Royale and McGill Street (Montreal), McGill Street meet at this point. The square is nota ...

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 Cap Diamant (English: Cape Diamond) is a cape on an edge of the Promontory of Quebec and on which Quebec City is located, formed by the confluence of a bend in the St. Lawrence River to the south and east, and the much smaller Saint-Charles River t ...

and the Saint Lawrence River, and centred on the Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde.

History

Main arteries

* Rue Saint-Jean *:c:Rue De Buade, Quebec City, Rue de Buade *Rue Saint-Louis and Grande-Allée *Boulevard Champlain *:c:Rue Saint-Paul, Quebec City, Rue Saint-Paul *Avenue Honoré-Mercier / Autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency (Quebec Autoroute 440 (Quebec City), Autoroute 440)

Parks, green spaces and recreational areas

* The Battlefields Park / Plains of Abraham * :c:Artillery Park National Historic Site, Artillery Park National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Site * Ramparts of Quebec City, 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. * Port of Quebec, Old Port of Quebec * :c:Place Royale (Québec), Place Royale

Notable buildings

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

Places of worship

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

Museums, theatres and exhibition spaces

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

Public administration

* Parliament Building * City Hall of Quebec City, Quebec City Hall * Édifice Marie-Guyart — the tallest building in Quebec City. The skyscraper is the tallest building in Canada east of Montreal, and has at its top the Capital Observatory (''Observatoire de la Capitale''). * Ministry of Finance of Quebec (in the old Court House) * :c:Palais de justice de Québec, 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, Quebec, 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

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

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vieux-Quebec-Cap-Blanc-Colline-Parlementaire, quartier Neighbourhoods in Quebec City Old Quebec