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[[ImageFile:Quebec-Chalevoix-Pouceuse.jpg|thumb|right|Hitchhiking in Chalevoix, Quebec]]'''Quebec''' is the largest province of '''[[Canada]]''' and the second in population. The official language is French with its local dialect while English is in minority and more widely spoken by the border areas. English is known at a certain level by the population, most often by the young generation or the people working in constant contact with foreigners. Surprisingly as it may sound, for the majority of the population, English is rarely of daily use. The daily life, economical life are all lived in French and the size of the province has enable the fact that one can travel great distance without even having to speak English. Most commonly, a person has simply not used their English in such a long time and gets so suddenly surprised to be aboard in English that they don't find their words anymore, which will be even more of a fact in the rural areas while the elderly are simply more used to speak in their old local dialect which are about to become extinct.
'''Quebec''' is the largest province of '''[[Canada]]''' and the second in population. The official language is French with its local dialect while English is in minority and more widely spoken by the border areas. English is known at a certain level by the population, most often by the young generation or the people working in constant contact with foreigners. Surprisingly as it may sound, for the majority of the population, English is rarely of daily use. The daily life, economical life are all lived in French and the size of the province has enable the fact that one can travel great distance without even having to speak English. The province is bordered by [[Ontario]] to the West, the [[United States of America|United States]] to the South ([[New York stateState|New-York]]/[[Vermont]]/[[New Hampshire]] and [[Maine]]), [[New Brunswick]] to the South-East and [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Labrador]] ([[New found Land Newfoundland and Labrador|NewFoundLand]]) to the East.
The vast majority of the population (and therefore the cities) are located in the southern part of the province by the shore of the St-Lawrence River. [[Quebec city|Québec]] is the Capital and administrative centre of the province also being the historic gateway to the northern part of the continent, it is the second city of Quebec and the seventh of [[Canada]] in term of population.
[[Montreal]] is the main economical centre and the second city of [[Canada]] in term of population with a population above 3 milions.
The third biggest city of the province, [[Trois-Rivières]], is located half way between Quebec city and Montreal on the north shore of the St-Lawrence, being another historic city that has mainly follow an industrial path in its development.
The province is divide into Administrative regions (by the government and by Touristic Agency), which regions are subdivided into Urban area and Rural Counties, the urban area being usually the main Service Centre for a vast area. The urban areas are usually divided into boroughs which popular names usually differs from the 'official names' imposed by the government. The Rural counties are divided into municipalities.
The numerous provincial roads follows a grid pattern where the '''even''' number marks the roads heading East-West, while the '''uneven''' indicate a road heading North-South.
The main highway vectors are the [[Quebec_A-20Quebec highways|A-20]] ([[Trans-Canada Highway|Transcanadian Highway]]) which goes East-West from the border of [[Ontario]] through [[Montreal]] until the border of [[New Brunswick]] passing on the south shore of the St-Lawrence river.
Highway [[Quebec_A-40Quebec highways|A-40]] follows the same path on the north shore of the St-Lawrence, going through [[Trois-Rivières]] and ends up in Quebec city. The connection between those two main highways can only be made through one of the few bridges crossing the St-Lawrence at few specific points.
This is possible either:
* in [[Quebec city]] in the east by the Pont de Québec and Pont Pierre-Laporte (highway [[Quebec_A-73Quebec highways|A-73]] which connects [[Maine]]/USA to the Saguenay/Lac-St-Jean ([[Chicoutimi]]) area through [[Quebec city]].* in [[Trois-Rivières]] in the middle part of the province by the Pont Laviolette (highway [[Quebec_A-55Quebec highways|A-55]] which connects [[Vermont]]/USA to Lac-St-Jean area through [[Sherbrooke]] and [[Trois-Rivières]].* in [[Montreal]] in the western part of the province by several bridges through the metropolitan Montreal area. (highway [[Quebec_A-10Quebec highways|A-10]] which joins the [[Quebec_A-55Quebec highways|A-55]] in the East near [[Sherbrooke]]; highway [[Quebec_A-15Quebec highways|A-15]] which connects [[New York stateState|New-York]]/USA to the Laurentides area and [[Ottawa]]. As [[Montreal]] is an island, other bridges also connects to the mainland either on the East or West and also to the North through [[Laval]] island.* Since 2001, a new bridge as been built in [[Sorel]], East of [[Montreal Metropolitan]] enabling a connection between the [[Quebec highways|A-40 and A-30]].
For a more exhaustive description of it see the [[Quebec highways|provincial highway]] page. ==Cities==
* [[Quebec city]]
* [[Montreal]]
* [[Trois-Rivières]]
* [[Sherbrooke]]
== Border Crossing to the [[United States of America|United States]] ==
* Towards [[Maine]]:
* Towards [[New York State]]:
''Look over [[Montreal]] for more details''
''Look also [[Monteregie]] for more details regarding the Rural Crossings West of [[Montreal|Lacolle]]''
* Towards [[Vermont]] and [[New Hampshire]]:
''Look over [[Sherbrooke]] and , [[St-Jean-surRichelieu]] and [[St-RichelieuArmand]] for more details''
== Places of interest ==
* '''[[Montreal]]:'''A vibrant cosmopolitan metropole with historic quarter.* '''[[Quebec city]] ''' and it's surrounding area:North America's oldest and only fortified city, the heart of the former French American Colony, surrounded by National Parks and Waterfalls to trek around for days.* '''Charlevoix:'''
** National Park
** Area of Natural Beauty (Landscape and historic)
The Mega Meteoritic crater area of Charlevoix has given a particular landscape of high mountains meeting the St-Lawrence, one of the first North American 'Cottage Country' area. One of [[Canada]]'s top five!* '''Gaspesie:'''** Perce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percé_Rock Rock]
** Appalachian Mountain Range and National Park
** Area of Natural Beauty (Landscape)
Another majestic rural area where the Appalachian Mountain range start while meeting the sea, plenty of historical settlements and panorama.* '''Laurentides:'''
** Laurentide hills and Mont-Tremblant
** Area of Natural Beauty (Landscape and fishing)
[[Montreal]]'s northern playground, with loads of trekking, outdoors activities and backcountry possibilities in a typical East Canadian Landscape, to visit during the Indian Summer!* '''Saguenay Fjord:'''
** Whale watching
** National Park and Marine National Park
** Area of Natural Beauty (Landscape)
Just East of Charlevoix, the picturesque area continues into this large fjord where whale watching is even possible from the shoreside.* '''Eastern Township ''' (Estrie) - [[Sherbrooke]] area:
** Area of Natural Beauty (Landscape and historic)
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