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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.
Feb 7, 2006 · Early in the 19th century, the mouth of Rivière Cap-Rouge, like the coves at Sillery and Québec, became an important centre of the square timber and deal trade with Great Britain. Cap-Rouge is foremost a residential suburb of Québec City. One of the key figures in its history is Father Léon PROVANCHER.
Sep 19, 2023 · Cap-Rouge is a charming suburb of Québec City, located along the Saint Lawrence River. First set up as a municipality in 1872, Cap-Rouge takes its name from the red shale that makes up the surrounding cliffs and the cape that juts out into the St Lawrence.
Type: Suburb with 13,400 residents. Description: neighbourhood in Quebec City, Canada. Categories: parish municipality, city or town, neighborhood and locality. Location: Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada, North America. View on OpenStreetMap.
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Area code (s) 418 and 581. Website. Official website. Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge is a borough of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created on November 1, 2009, [3] from the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery and part of the former borough of Laurentien.
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Apr 17, 2023 · First set up as a municipality in 1872, Cap-Rouge takes its name from the red shale that makes up the surrounding cliffs and the cape that juts out into the St ...
