Name and usage įurther information: Name of Quebec City and Quebec § EtymologyĬommon English-language usage distinguishes the city from the province by referring to the former as Quebec City. This area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Québec". The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec ( Vieux-Québec) are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico. Quebec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters.Įxplorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopted the Algonquin name. It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It is the eleventh -largest city and the seventh -largest metropolitan area in Canada.
As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. Quebec City ( / k w ɪ ˈ b ɛ k/ ( listen) or / k ə ˈ b ɛ k/ French: Ville de Québec), officially Québec ( ( listen)), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec.
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