Vieux-Québec–Cap-Blanc–Colline Parlementaire

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. 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
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.
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
Places of worship
Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Chalmers-Wesley United Church
St. Andrew's Church (Presbyterian)
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.
Notre-Dame de la Garde, Cap Blanc
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). 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 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)
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
Neighbourhoods in Quebec City
Old Quebec