Sainte-Foy, Quebec City
Sainte-Foy | |
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Districts (French: quartiers) | |
Complexe Jules-Dallaire in Sainte-Foy | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′10″N 71°18′30″W / 46.76944°N 71.30833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Quebec City |
| Municipality | 1855 |
| District of Sainte-Foy–Sillery borough | 1 January 2002 |
| Districts of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough: Cité-Universitaire • Plateau • Saint-Louis • Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy | 1 November 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Conseil d'arrondissement |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.87 km2 (32.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 104,890 |
| • Density | 1,251/km2 (3,240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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Sainte-Foy (English: /seɪntˈfwɑː/; French: [sɛ̃t fwa]) is a former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River. It was amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the borough (French: arrondissement) of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge — initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery. On 1 November 2009, Sainte-Foy was subdivided into four separate districts: Cité-Universitaire, Plateau, Saint-Louis, Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy, when the borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge was formed.
Sainte-Foy is a major suburban neighbourhood west of downtown Quebec City. It plays a large part in Quebec City's economic life, with the Jean Lesage International Airport, Université Laval, multiple shopping malls, and both bridges to the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.