Parc Montmorency
Parc Montmorency is a park located in Quebec City and home to Parliaments of Lower Canada, Canada East and Quebec from 1791 to 1883. It is named for Henri II, Duke of Montmorency, the viceroy of New France, 1619–1625, under the French king, Louis XIII.Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in Quebec City
- Also known as: “Montmorency Park” and “Montmorency Park National Historic Site of Canada”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chateau St. Louis and Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec.
Chateau St. Louis
Museum
Photo: Local hero, Public domain.
The Chateau St. Louis in Quebec City was the official residence of the French Governor of New France and later the British Governor of Quebec, the Governor-General of British North America, and the Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada. Chateau St. Louis is situated 150 metres south of Parc Montmorency.
Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec
Church
Photo: Pofortin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is the primatial church and seat of the Archdiocese of Quebec, located at 16, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec. Cathedral Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec is situated 140 metres west of Parc Montmorency.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lévis and Plains of Abraham.
Lévis
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lévis is a city of 149,700 in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City.
Plains of Abraham
Locality
Photo: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plains of Abraham is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took place on 13 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures. Plains of Abraham is situated 2½ km southwest of Parc Montmorency.
Vanier
Suburb
Vanier is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population : 11,504 Fleur de Lys centre commercial, a shopping centre is located in Vanier. Vanier is situated 4 km west of Parc Montmorency.
Parc Montmorency
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.81368° or 46° 48′ 49″ northLongitude
-71.20414° or 71° 12′ 15″ westOpen location code
87RCRQ7W+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 107619990OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q3363865
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Korean—“Parc Montmorency” goes by many names.
- French: “Lieu historique national du Parc-Montmorency”
- French: “Palais épiscopal de Québec”
- French: “parc Montmorency”
- French: “Parc Montmorency”
- German: “Parc Montmorency”
- Korean: “몽모랑시 공원”
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