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3 giorni fa · Quebec is the only one of Canada's provinces to feature a francophone ( French -speaking) majority, and where anglophones ( English -speakers) constitute an officially recognized minority group.
2 giorni fa · Montreal is one of the most bilingual cities in Quebec and Canada, with 58.5% of the population able to speak both English and French. [29] Historically the commercial capital of Canada, Montreal was surpassed in population and economic strength by Toronto in the 1970s. [30]
1 giorno fa · French explorer Samuel de Champlain. The origins of Quebec go back to 1534–35, when the French explorer Jacques Cartier landed at present-day Gaspé and took possession of the land in the name of the king of France.
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4 giorni fa · Quebec, eastern province of Canada. Constituting nearly one-sixth of Canada’s total land area, Quebec is the largest of Canada’s 10 provinces in area and is second only to Ontario in population. Its capital, Quebec city, is the oldest city in Canada.
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1 giorno fa · About 95% of the people of Quebec speak French as either their first or second language, and for some as their third language. Quebec is also home to the city of Montreal, which is the world's fourth-largest French-speaking city, by number of first language speakers.
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5 giorni fa · One of the oldest cities in Canada—having celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2008—Quebec city has a distinct old-world character and charm. It is the only remaining walled city in North America north of Mexico and was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985.
5 giorni fa · 4 Jul 2024 · 17 min read. A modern model depicting Samuel de Champlain’s 1608 Habitation at the site of what is now Quebec City. What follows is the twentieth instalment of The Nations of Canada, a serialised Quillette project adapted from Greg Koabel’s ongoing podcast of the same name. Previous instalments in this series have focused on ...
