Parc de la Pruchière

Parc de la Pruchière is a park in Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec. Parc de la Pruchière is situated nearby to the park Parc des Chardonnerets, as well as near the library Anne-Marie Filteau.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quebec Bridge and Pierre Laporte Bridge.

Quebec Bridge

Bridge

Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Quebec Bridge is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy and Lévis, in Quebec, Canada. The project failed twice during its construction, in 1907 and 1916, at the cost of 88 lives and additional people injured. Quebec Bridge is situated 1½ km northeast of Parc de la Pruchière.

Pierre Laporte Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Muriel Leclerc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pierre Laporte Bridge is the longest main span suspension bridge in Canada. It crosses the Saint Lawrence River approximately 200 metres west of the Quebec Bridge between Quebec City and Lévis. Pierre Laporte Bridge is situated 1¼ km northeast of Parc de la Pruchière.

Aquarium of Quebec

Public aquarium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Aquarium du Québec is a public aquarium located in the former city of Sainte-Foy in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The 16-hectare facility is home to more than 10,000 animals representing more than 300 species. Aquarium of Quebec is situated 2 km northeast of Parc de la Pruchière.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cap-Rouge and West-Jonction.

Cap-Rouge

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. Cap-Rouge is situated 3½ km northwest of Parc de la Pruchière.

West-Jonction

Locality

Photo: Gacard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

West-Jonction is a locality, which is situated 4 km southeast of Parc de la Pruchière.

Sainte-Foy

Suburb

Photo: Harfang, Public domain.

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 north of Parc de la Pruchière.

Parc de la Pruchière

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude

46.73609° or 46° 44′ 10″ north

Longitude

-71.30208° or 71° 18′ 8″ west

Open location code

87RCPMPX+C5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 548794117

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Satellite Map

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Highlights include Parc des Chardonnerets and Anne-Marie Filteau.

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