«Welcome, here is the general information we possess about Quebec city:»

Quebec is located on the north shore of the St-Lawrence river, immediately upstream from the St-Lawrence estuary.

Its territory is bordered to the West by the cities of Sillery, Sainte-Foy and Ancienne-Lorette, to the North by Val-Bélair and Lac-Saint-Charles, to the East by Charlesbourg and Beauport and to the South by the St-Lawrence. Vanier and Loretteville are enclosed by Quebec.

The city's territory is divided into four sectors and 15 districts:

• Upper-Town sector
  Saint-Sacrement
  Montcalm
  Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  Vieux-Québec. (intra-fortifications)
• Lower-Town sector
  Vieux-Québec-Basse-ville,
  Cap-Blanc,
  Saint-Roch
  Saint-Sauveur.
• Limoilou sector
  Vieux-Limoilou,
  Maizerets
  Lairet.
• Des rivieres sector
  Duberger,
  Les Saules,
  Neufchatel
  Lebourneuf.

The first two sectors are the most interesting from a tourist point of view, the others having more of a commercial and industrial vocation.

Quebec's area covers 94 square kilometers (36 Square miles), for a population of approximately 165 100.

The important dates that marked the city's development:

• 1833 Charter that governs Quebec city
• 1845 Burning of the St-Roch and St-Jean suburbs
• 1852 National capital
• 1866 Burning of the St-Roch and St-Sauveur suburbs
• 1881 Burning of the St-John and St-Louis suburbs
• 1889 Burning of the St-Sauveur suburb
• 1896 Current municipal building, Desjardins street
• 1908 Tricentury feast
• 1911 Creation of the Champs de bataille, Quebec Coliseum
• ...
• 1963 Old-Quebec, historical surrounding
• 1966 Landscaping along the St-Charles river
• 1983 Gabrielle Roy library, rebuilding of the Prescott door
• 1984 World sailing capital, Old-Port re-arranged
• 1985 Old-Quebec, jewel of the world's heritage
• 1987 Summit of Francophone countries
• ...
• 1995 Departure of the Nordiques (hockey team).