The Lower Town of Quebec City is one of the two geographical and historical sectors of the borough of

La Cité-Limoilou La Cité-Limoilou () is the central borough of Quebec City, the oldest (in terms of architecture), and the most populous, comprising 19.73% of the city's total population. As an administrative division, it is very new, having only been formed ...

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

. It is located at

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an mean, average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal Body of water, bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical ...

as opposed to the Upper Town, which is located on the

promontory of Quebec In Quebec City, the term promontory of Quebec refers to the area on which is built the upper part of the borough of La Cité-Limoilou, including Old Quebec (where the promontory is referred to as Cap Diamant). This area covers the eastern hal ...

(whose highest point is 105 meters above sea level). This sector includes the

Saint-Roch Saint-Roch or variants may refer to: Places Canada *Saint-Roch, Quebec City *Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Quebec *Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, Quebec *Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu, Quebec *Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Quebec *Saint-Roch-Ouest, Quebec *Saint-Roch Riv ...

and

Saint-Sauveur Saint-Sauveur or St Sauveur (French for "Holy Savior") may refer to: Places Canada * Saint-Sauveur, New Brunswick * Saint-Sauveur, Quebec * Saint-Sauveur (electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Quebec * Saint-Sauveur, Quebec ...

neighborhoods as well as some of the traditional neighborhood of

Old Quebec Old Quebec (, ) is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Comprising the Upper Town () and Lower Town (), the area is a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Administratively, Old Quebec is part of the Vieux-Québec� ...

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