Promontory of Quebec

Promontory of Quebec
French: Colline de Québec
View from Anse-au-Foulon, with Cap Diamant to the east
View from Anse-au-Foulon, with Cap Diamant to the east
Topographic map of the Promontory of Quebec
Topographic map of the Promontory of Quebec
Coordinates: 46°46′19″N 71°18′07″W / 46.7720°N 71.3020°W / 46.7720; -71.3020
LocationQuebec City, Quebec, Canada
OrogenyAppalachian
GeologySchist
Dimensions
 • Length13 km (8.1 mi)
 • Width1–4 km (0.62–2.49 mi)
Highest elevation110 m (360 ft)
(Sainte-Foy Summit)
Topo mapNTS 21L14 Québec

In Quebec City, the term promontory of Quebec refers to the area on which is built the upper part of the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, including Old Quebec (where the promontory is referred to as Cap Diamant). This area covers the eastern half of a larger plateau attested in French as colline or even plate-forme de Québec (Quebec hill).[1] The western portion of this plateau is occupied by upper Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge (ie. most of this borough — whereas for La Cité-Limoilou, less than half of it is located uptown).

  1. ^ Serge Courville; Robert Garon (2001). Québec: ville et capitale (in French). Presses Université Laval. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-2-7637-7674-3.