Cap-Rouge

Cap-Rouge is a former city in central Quebec, Canada, since 2002 within the borough Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in Quebec City. The site of the first attempted permanent French settlement in North America, Charlesbourg-Royal, is located at the confluence of the Rivière du Cap Rouge and the Saint Lawrence River.

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Type: Suburb with 13,400 residents
Description: neighbourhood in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, former municipality
Also known as: “Cap Rouge Quarter”, “Cap Rouge, Quebec City”, “Cap-Rouge Quarter”, “Cap-Rouge, Quebec City”, “Quartier Cap-Rouge”, “Red Cape, Quebec City”, “Saint-Felix-du-Cap-Rouge”, and “Saint-Félix-du-Cap-Rouge”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Félix de Cap-Rouge and Cimetiere de Cap-Rouge.

Église Saint-Félix de Cap-Rouge

Church

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Église Saint-Félix de Cap-Rouge is a church.

Cimetiere de Cap-Rouge

Cemetery

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Cimetiere de Cap-Rouge is a cemetery.

St-Benoit Church

Church

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St-Benoit Church is situated 2½ km northeast of Cap-Rouge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sainte-Foy and L’Ancienne-Lorette.

Sainte-Foy

Suburb

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Sainte-Foy is a former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge—initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery. Sainte-Foy is situated 4½ km northeast of Cap-Rouge.

L’Ancienne-Lorette

Town

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L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within Quebec City. It was merged with Quebec City on January 1, 2002, as part of a 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, but, after a 2004 referendum, it was reconstituted as a separate city on January 1, 2006. L’Ancienne-Lorette is situated 6 km north of Cap-Rouge.