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Quebec [a] is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.It is the largest province by area [b] and located in Central Canada.The province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut.
The culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spiritual, material, intellectual and affective – that characterize Québécois society.
Quebec City [a] is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, [13] and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. [14] It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal.
Transportation [43] to Quebec includes plane, bus, train and car. There are flights to Quebec from major cities in North America, Europe and Asia. [44] Montreal is a 70-minute flight from New York and is less than 6 hours and 45 minutes by air from London or Paris. Provinces and states that border Quebec are served by rail and road networks.
Glaciers of Quebec; Mountains of Quebec. Laurentides; Appalaches; Monts Chic-Chocs; Collines Montérégiennes; Monts Torngat; Volcanoes in Quebec; Islands of Quebec; Lakes of Quebec; List of dams and reservoirs in Quebec; Rivers of Quebec. Waterfalls of Quebec; Valleys of Quebec; World Heritage Sites in Quebec (2) Miguasha National Park; Old ...
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Romanticized depiction of Quebec City in 1720. The history of Quebec City extends back thousands of years, with its first inhabitants being the First Nations peoples of the region. The arrival of French explorers in the 16th century eventually led to the establishment of Quebec City, in present-day Quebec, Canada. The city is one of the oldest ...
Casse-croutes are still very common today (in 2016, there were over 1400 [66]), but they now also compete with large chains from the US and native chains from Quebec like Valentine, La Belle Province, Ashton, Saint-Hubert, etc. [67] Nowadays, foods usually served in Quebec fast-food establishments include: poutine and its variants, steamies ...