Beauport is a northeastern suburb of Quebec City. Manufacturers include paint, construction materials, printers, and hospital supplies. Food transportation is important to the economy. Attractions include Parc de la Chute-Montmorency (Montmorency Falls Park), which contains a fortification built in 1759 by James Wolfe and Manoir Montmorency, the home from 1791 to 1794 of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.
The city's historic district contains many interesting churches and homes, including Bélanger-Girardin House, a National Historic Site of Canada where visitors can learn about Beauport's heritage.[1] Annual events include the spring arts festival Salon de Mai and the summer Festival Folklorique des enfants du monde, a multicultural and international children's folklore festival.
Beauport was established in 1634, making it one of the oldest European-founded communities in Canada.
An Internment camp was set up at The Armoury in Beauport, Quebec from December 1914 to June 1916.[2]
It was incorporated as a city in 1976 through the amalgamation of seven municipalities (Beauport, Saint-Michel-Archange, Giffard, Villeneuve, Montmorency, Courville and Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux). During the 1990s its population continued to grow because of its economic diversification, available space, and outdoor recreational opportunities. On January 1, 2002, Beauport was merged into Quebec City.
beauport, quebec, city, other, uses, montmorency, beauport, french, pronunciation, bopɔʁ, borough, quebec, city, quebec, canada, saint, lawrence, river, beauportborough, quebec, citybeauport, seen, from, Île, orléansmotto, fide, labore, valebo, latin, worthine. For other uses see Montmorency Beauport French pronunciation bopɔʁ is a borough of Quebec City Quebec Canada on the Saint Lawrence River BeauportBorough of Quebec CityBeauport as seen from Ile d OrleansMotto s Fide Et Labore Valebo Latin My worthiness stems from my faith and labour Quebec City with Beauport in redCountryCanadaProvinceQuebecMunicipalityQuebec CitySettled17th centuryIncorporated1634MergedJanuary 1 2002Government TypeBorough MayorBruno Marchand CouncillorsList of Councillors Marie France TrudelJulie LemieuxLisette LepageMarc SimoneauArea Total74 37 km2 28 71 sq mi Population 2006 1 Total74 881 Density1 006 9 km2 2 608 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Area codes418 and 581 Beauport is a northeastern suburb of Quebec City Manufacturers include paint construction materials printers and hospital supplies Food transportation is important to the economy Attractions include Parc de la Chute Montmorency Montmorency Falls Park which contains a fortification built in 1759 by James Wolfe and Manoir Montmorency the home from 1791 to 1794 of Prince Edward Duke of Kent and Strathearn The city s historic district contains many interesting churches and homes including Belanger Girardin House a National Historic Site of Canada where visitors can learn about Beauport s heritage 1 Annual events include the spring arts festival Salon de Mai and the summer Festival Folklorique des enfants du monde a multicultural and international children s folklore festival Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editSee also Municipal history of Quebec nbsp The Montmorency River and Falls form the eastern boundary of Beauport Beauport was established in 1634 making it one of the oldest European founded communities in Canada An Internment camp was set up at The Armoury in Beauport Quebec from December 1914 to June 1916 2 It was incorporated as a city in 1976 through the amalgamation of seven municipalities Beauport Saint Michel Archange Giffard Villeneuve Montmorency Courville and Sainte Therese de Lisieux During the 1990s its population continued to grow because of its economic diversification available space and outdoor recreational opportunities On January 1 2002 Beauport was merged into Quebec City Demographics editAccording to the Canada 2006 Census Population 74 881 Change 2001 2006 2 8 Dwellings 31 461 Area km2 74 37 km2 Density persons per km2 1 006 8 3 Notable people editZacharie Cloutier Adrien Dufresne Jean Guyon Manon RheaumeSee also editChenal de l Ile d Orleans Charlevoix tourist train List of former cities in Quebec Municipal reorganization in Quebec nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beauport References edit Belanger Girardin House Canadian Register of Historic Places Retrieved September 2 2011 Internment Camps in Canada during the First and Second World Wars Library and Archives Canada Statistics Canada 2006 Community profile 46 51 07 N 71 11 20 W 46 852 N 71 189 W 46 852 71 189 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beauport Quebec City amp oldid 1221252427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
