Founded in 1634 by Laviolette, one of Samuel de Champlain’s emissaries, the second oldest city in Quebec and the second oldest French city in North America boasts nearly four hundred years of history. This constantly-evolving city’s long past lives on today through its historic district and its 18th century architecture. Walking tours, museums and heritage sites evoke a past filled with stories of the city’s first builders and businessmen and its rich and powerful industrial heritage.
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