Historic District of Old Québec
Also known as Haute-Ville, Old Quebec, Old Quebec Heritage Site, site patrimonial du Vieux-Québec, Vieux Quebec, Vieux-Quebec, Vieux-Québec
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Canada
Inscribed
1985
Area
135 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic District of Old Québec is about 5 km south-east of Québec.
Nearest towns and cities
- Québec · about 624,000 peopleabout 5 km north-west
- Saint-Georges · about 26,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
- Victoriaville · about 42,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Trois-Rivières · about 120,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Shawinigan · about 49,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Drummondville · about 59,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CanadaCultural406 km away
CanadaNatural535 km away
CanadaCultural566 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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