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Promontory of Quebec

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Colline de Québec
Colline de Québec

In Quebec City, the term promontory of Quebec refers to the area on which is built the upper part of the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, including Old Quebec (where the promontory is referred to as Cap Diamant). This area covers the eastern half of a larger plateau attested in French as colline or even plate-forme de Québec (Quebec hill). The western portion of this plateau is occupied by upper Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge (ie. most of this borough — whereas for La Cité-Limoilou, less than half of it is located uptown).

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Promontory of Quebec
Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois, Quebec Cité-Universitaire (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge)

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N 46.772 ° E -71.302 °
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Chemin des Quatre-Bourgeois 2908
G1V 1Y4 Quebec, Cité-Universitaire (Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge)
Quebec, Canada
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