Quebec: facts

At a glance

• Country: Canada
• Region: Quebec
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 531,902
• Coordinates: 46.8123° N, 71.2145° W
• Time zone: America/Toronto (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (CAD)
• Distance to the capital, Ottawa: 379 km (236 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB): 14 km (9 mi), straight line
• Saguenay-Bagotville Airport (YBG): 170 km (105 mi), straight line
• Roberval Airport (YRJ): 206 km (128 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Levis: 3.0 km (1.8 mi)
• L'Ancienne-Lorette: 11 km (7 mi)
• Neufchatel-Est-Lebourgneuf: 11 km (7 mi)
• Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures: 20 km (12 mi)
• Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse: 36 km (22 mi)

Events

• Quebec City Winter Carnival: January 2027
• Montréal International Jazz Festival: June 2027
• L'International des Feux Loto-Québec: June 2027
• Canadian Grand Prix: June 2027
• International Flora: June 2027