Site historique et archéologique de l’Habitation-Samuel-De Champlain

At this strategic location, frequented by Native Americans for about 3000 years, Samuel de Champlain founded the Quebec settlement on July 3, 1608. He erected a wooden habitation there, which was rebuilt in stone beginning in 1724. From 1633 to 1682, the building served as a storehouse before being destroyed by fire. About 1688, the church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires was built on part of the remains of the habitation. The place recalls the first permanent French settlement in America and reflects Champlain’s work, the founding of Quebec City, and the birth of New France.

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