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Quebec
Total population
530,168
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Quebec City is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459 and the Quebec City census metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves93,397
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves85,573
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves64,041
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves55,202
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves53,215
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves51,453
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves45,306
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves39,805
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2026-08-033 km SSW of L'Ancienne-Lorette, Canada
- M 2.7 — 2025-10-221 km SW of Beaupré, Canada
- M 2.7 — 2021-08-0912 km E of Bécancour, Canada
- M 2.6 — 2021-06-14St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada
- M 2.5 — 2020-04-293 km WNW of St-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada
- M 3.3 — 2019-08-2915 km NW of St-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Quebec
- Sainte-Pétronille4.1 mi away
- Boischatel6.7 mi away · pop. 4,751
- Wendake7.5 mi away · pop. 2,134
- L'Ange-Gardien9 mi away · pop. 2,946
- Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans10.1 mi away
- Saint-Henri10.7 mi away
- Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse13 mi away
- Château-Richer14.1 mi away · pop. 4,425
- Lac-Delage14.2 mi away
- Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon15.7 mi away
- Saint-Gervais16.6 mi away
- La Durantaye16.7 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Quebec
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Quebec, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library