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Cap-Rouge

Cap-Rouge is a former city in central , Canada, since 2002 within the borough Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge in . 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, Canada
  • 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 Lac Saint-Augustin and Sainte Foy Railway Station.

Lake
Photo: Sylvainbrousseau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lake, which is situated 3½ km west of Cap-Rouge.

Railway station
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Sainte-Foy station is a Via Rail station in , , Canada. it is located on Chemin de la Gare in the former city of . It is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible. is situated 3½ km east of Cap-Rouge.

Sports venue
Photo: Cortomaltais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a sports venue, which is situated 2½ km west of Cap-Rouge.

Places in the Area

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

Suburb
Photo: Harfang, Public domain.
is a former city in central , Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of 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. is situated 4½ km northeast of Cap-Rouge.

Town
Photo: Harfang, CC BY 3.0.
L'Ancienne-Lorette is a city in central , Canada. It is a suburb of and an enclave within . 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. is situated 6 km north of Cap-Rouge.

Suburb
Photo: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district within Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest borough of the city of Lévis, . Prior to 2002, it was an independent municipality. is situated 8 km southeast of Cap-Rouge.

Cap-Rouge

Latitude
46.74986° or 46° 44′ 60″ north
Longitude
-71.34535° or 71° 20′ 43″ west
Population
13,400
Open location code
87RCPMX3+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 281357931
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q2936966
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