Chateau St. Louis
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.Photo: Local hero, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Quebec, Canada
- Also known as: “Lieu historique national des Forts-et-Châteaux-Saint-Louis”, “Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux”, and “Site des Forts-et-Châteaux-Saint-Louis”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maison Jean-Baptiste-Chevalier and Place d’Armes.
Maison Jean-Baptiste-Chevalier
Museum
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison Jean-Baptiste-Chevalier is a museum.
Place d’Armes
Park
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Place d'Armes is an urban park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is bounded by Rue Saint-Anne to the north, Fort Street to the east, Rue Saint-Louis to the south and Rue du Trésor to the west. Place d’Armes is situated 110 metres west of Chateau St. Louis.
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church
Church
Notre-Dame-des-Victoires is a small Roman Catholic stone church on Place Royale in the lower town of Old Quebec City. Construction was started in 1687 on the site of Champlain's habitation and was completed in 1723. Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church is situated 140 metres northeast of Chateau St. Louis.
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 Chateau St. Louis.
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 Chateau St. Louis.
Chateau St. Louis
- Categories: château, tourism, ruins, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.81231° or 46° 48′ 44″ northLongitude
-71.20437° or 71° 12′ 16″ westOperator
Parcs CanadaOpen location code
87RCRQ6W+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 148301142OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2599707
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Chateau St. Louis” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Шато-Сэн-Луі”
- Belarusian: “Шато-Сэн-Люі”
- Chinese: “圣路易堡”
- French: “Chateau Saint-Louis”
- French: “château Saint-Louis”
- French: “Forts et châteaux Saint-Louis”
- French: “Forts-et-Châteaux-Saint-Louis”
- German: “Château Saint-Louis”
- Korean: “세인트 루이스 성 및 요새 사이트”
- Russian: “Шато-Сен-Луи”
- Spanish: “Castillo Saint-Louis”
- Ukrainian: “Шато-Сен-Луї”
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Highlights include Funicular and Statue of Samuel de Champlain.
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