[Minato ku]

Funny if Quebec city was in France, it would be the least diverse city over 500,000 inhabitants.
I am always wonder how a quite large city in Canada could attract so few immigrants.

Anyway I heard that if the center of Quebec look like a small old town in Brittany like Saint Malo, the rest of the city is very north american with a lot of sprawl, malls... (speaking of that it is also true for any french city).
In France we don't see Quebec as a part of France but as a french speaking America.

 

[MartinMtl]

In France we don't see Quebec as a part of France but as a french speaking America.

Well, thanks so much for clarifying that for us

 

[Long Island Mike]

Funny if Quebec city was in France, it would be the least diverse city over 500,000 inhabitants.
I am always wonder how a quite large city in Canada could attract so few immigrants.

Anyway I heard that if the center of Quebec look like a small old town in Brittany like Saint Malo, the rest of the city is very north american with a lot of sprawl, malls... (speaking of that it is also true for any french city).
In France we don't see Quebec as a part of France but as a french speaking America.

MK: Good thought and reply-from someone who obviously knows the differences between France and "French-speaking America".

Everyone: Is Quebec City the least diverse City in Quebec or perhaps Canada as a whole? LI MIKE

 

[HHC]

Everyone: Is Quebec City the least diverse City in Quebec or perhaps Canada as a whole? LI MIKE

I'd say it's a split between parts of Atlantic Canada and QC.

 

[Tewder]

Funny if Quebec city was in France, it would be the least diverse city over 500,000 inhabitants.
I am always wonder how a quite large city in Canada could attract so few immigrants.

Anyway I heard that if the center of Quebec look like a small old town in Brittany like Saint Malo, the rest of the city is very north american with a lot of sprawl, malls... (speaking of that it is also true for any french city).
In France we don't see Quebec as a part of France but as a french speaking America.

It does seem to be the tourist sector of a 'Ye Olde' Quebec that plays up the 'France in North America' aspect of the city, even if the overall city aesthetic also seems to riff on this consistently with its faux medieval and 'Belle Epoque' stylings.

As for small old towns in Brittany, Quebec City isn't really a small town. Perhaps it would be more on par with somewhere like Nantes?

 

[Minato ku]

When I said small town feels, it was only for old Quebec, not for the whole city of Quebec.

Architecturally old Quebec is very different of central Nantes.
It is true that Nantes is about the same size than Quebec city but central Nantes looks more big city.

Picture by steph35, Skyscrapercity
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=578154

 

[Tewder]

Nantes is wonderful. One of my favourite places in France.

 

[Nathaniel]

Awesome, after seen these photos, now i have keen interest to go quebec. I was some perceptions about this city like it is a back word city, i mean there are cultivated and vast agricultural lands. And temperature is very low there. But i am seeing in photos temperature is normal.
please give me your opinion