Canada Quebec City In Love
2.7 La Haute-Saint Charles Sat March 22, 2025
Quebec City's six boroughs:
1. La Haute-Saint-Charles
2. Charlesbourg
3. Beauport
4. Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge + L'Ancienne-Lorette
5. Les Rivières
6. La Cité-Limoilou
2.7 La Haute-Saint-Charles
Haute-Saint-Charles borough is named as such because it constitutes the upper part of the Saint-Charles River watershed . It contains Lake Saint-Charles , as well as the drinking water intake for approximately 50% of the population of Quebec City located at Château-d'Eau on the Saint-Charles River near Loretteville.
The borough had a population of 85,630 inhabitants in 2016 for a territory of 148.40 km2.
Haute-Saint-Charles also includes the Wendake Indian reserve .
The borough had a population of 85,630 inhabitants in 2016 for a territory of 148.40 km2.
Haute-Saint-Charles also includes the Wendake Indian reserve .
The district is divided into five neighborhoods:
1. Loretteville
2. Lake Saint-Charles
3. Castles
4. Saint-Émile
5. Val-Bélair
2. Lake Saint-Charles
3. Castles
4. Saint-Émile
5. Val-Bélair
1. Loretteville
One of the points of interest in Loretteville, which obtained city status in 1947, is the Wendake reserve , which is located right next door. The name Jeune-Lorette (Young Lorette) comes from the Huron settlement there at the end of the 17th century , having come from their former site of Lorette located a few kilometers to the west and which is now called L'Ancienne-Lorette (Old Lorette ).
Wendake
10, place de la Rencontre Wendake (Quebec) G0A 4V0
Wendake is the Huron-Wendat First Nation reserve located just minutes north of Quebec City, offering a unique cultural tourism destination where visitors can explore Indigenous history, traditions, and modernity through attractions like the Traditional Huron Site (Onhoüa Chetek8e), the Huron-Wendat Museum, the Hotel-Musée Premières Nations, traditional crafts, and unique dining. It's a significant site for experiencing Wendat culture, with year-round activities and seasonal packages.
Key Attractions & Experiences:
Onhoüa Chetek8e (Traditional Huron Site): A reconstructed Wendat village offering guided tours about traditional life, canoeing, and snowshoe making.
Onhoüa Chetek8e (Traditional Huron Site): A reconstructed Wendat village offering guided tours about traditional life, canoeing, and snowshoe making.
Huron-Wendat Museum
Huron-Wendat Museum: An indoor museum showcasing artifacts and rich history.
Hotel-Musée Premières Nations
Features a hotel, the La Traite restaurant (First Nations-inspired cuisine), and craft shops.
Onhwa Lumina: An enchanting night walk experience.
Crafts & Shops: Opportunities to buy authentic Indigenous arts and crafts.
Onhwa Lumina: An enchanting night walk experience.
Crafts & Shops: Opportunities to buy authentic Indigenous arts and crafts.
La Traite restaurant
Lake Saint-Charles (Lac Saint-Charles) is a significant natural area north of Quebec City, serving as the source of the Saint-Charles River and a vital drinking water reservoir for the city, located partly within the La Haute-Saint-Charles borough and partly in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, offering recreational activities like kayaking and hiking on trails along the river and lake, accessible within 20 minutes of downtown.
Lake Saint-Charles is a picturesque lake just outside Quebec City, serving as the source of the Saint-Charles River, known for its natural beauty, recreational activities like boating, hiking on trails like AllTrails (which leads to the river's park), fishing, and winter ice activities, and it's a historically significant site for the Huron-Wendat community. It's a popular escape for nature lovers, offering beautiful scenery and cultural events, accessible by car or public transport from downtown Quebec City.
3. Castles (Des Châtels)
The Deschâtel neighborhood (sometimes "Des Châtels") is a distinct residential area within Quebec City's Haute-Saint-Charles borough, known for its mosaic of housing (single-family homes, apartments, townhouses) and services, centered around Boulevard Laurier, offering amenities like shops, schools (Neuchâtel secondary), and access to the Saint-Charles River linear park, with its identity still evolving despite its history as part of Saint-Ambroise de la Jeune-Lorette before becoming its own district in 2002.
Saint-Émile is a district or borough in Quebec City, Canada, located in the La Haute-Saint-Charles borough, formed from the former independent city of Saint-Émile that was merged into Quebec City in 2002. It's known as a residential area with local parks like Parc Réal-Cloutier, offering sports facilities, and provides a suburban feel within the larger city.
5. Val-Bélair
The Saint-Gérard-Majella Church, built in 1909, was completed in stages: the bell tower in 1914, the chancel and sacristy in 1928, and the interior decoration in 1948 . The Sainte-Anne Church, built in 1949, is a modest wooden structure.
The Saint-Gérard-Majella Church in Quebec City refers to the one in the Val-Bélair borough, known for its distinctive architecture, built around the 1960s by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (with Guy Desbarats involved) and is part of the Laurentien district. While another church of the same name exists in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (which also had a 1960s project by the same architects), the one in Quebec City is in Val-Bélair, a site of local devotion to the Redemptorist saint, patron of mothers and children, known for miracles.
Lake Saint-Charles is a picturesque lake just outside Quebec City, serving as the source of the Saint-Charles River, known for its natural beauty, recreational activities like boating, hiking on trails like AllTrails (which leads to the river's park), fishing, and winter ice activities, and it's a historically significant site for the Huron-Wendat community. It's a popular escape for nature lovers, offering beautiful scenery and cultural events, accessible by car or public transport from downtown Quebec City.
▲ Lac Saint-Charles (Lake Saint-Charles)
▲ AllTrails hikes and trails to get you there
▲ Parc linéaire (Linear Park)
4. Saint-Émile
The Saint-Gérard-Majella Church, built in 1909, was completed in stages: the bell tower in 1914, the chancel and sacristy in 1928, and the interior decoration in 1948 . The Sainte-Anne Church, built in 1949, is a modest wooden structure.
The Saint-Gérard-Majella Church in Quebec City refers to the one in the Val-Bélair borough, known for its distinctive architecture, built around the 1960s by the firm Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Sise (with Guy Desbarats involved) and is part of the Laurentien district. While another church of the same name exists in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (which also had a 1960s project by the same architects), the one in Quebec City is in Val-Bélair, a site of local devotion to the Redemptorist saint, patron of mothers and children, known for miracles.
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