Parc Victoria is a large urban park in

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

, Canada. It is located the Saint-Roch neighbourhood, on the south shore of the Saint-Charles River and opened in 1897. Before its inauguration in 1897, the land belonged to the religious congregation of the Augustinians of the Mercy of Jesus. The park is named in honour of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...

in commemoration of her 60th birthday. The park has sports facilities for soccer, volleyball, baseball, basketball, tennis, skateboarding, and hockey. On the grounds of this park is also the

Stade Canac Stade Canac is a stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. It is used primarily for baseball and is currently the home stadium for the Quebec Capitales of the independent Frontier League. Originally opened in 1939, it has a capacity of 4,300 and is ...

baseball stadium and the municipal court of Quebec. It was previously home to the Quebec Arena.

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1897 establishments in Quebec Parks in Quebec City {{QuebecCity-stub