Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City

Samuel de Champlain is the founder of Quebec City and the father of New France, honoured by a monument near the Château Frontenac. The Quebec City audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this major figure of the history of the city.

The father of New France

Samuel de Champlain is quite simply the main figure of the history of Quebec City. An explorer and cartographer, he founded the city in 1608 and established the first foundations of New France. Considered the father of this colony, he played a decisive role in the French settlement in North America. A monument pays tribute to him near the Château Frontenac, dominating the river he sailed up, a witness of the admiration of the city for its founder.

What to see

You admire the monument dedicated to Samuel de Champlain, near the Château Frontenac, dominating the Saint Lawrence, and you evoke the founder of Quebec City and New France. The monument honours the father of the colony. It is a stop for lovers of history, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The monument to Samuel de Champlain lies near the Château Frontenac and the Dufferin Terrace, in the heart of Old Quebec, reachable on foot. It is an open-air work, freely visible at all times from the public space, with no ticket office. You discover it during a walk in the historic district.

Who was Samuel de Champlain?

A French explorer and cartographer, founder of Quebec City in 1608 and father of New France, a major figure of the history of the city.

Where is the monument to Samuel de Champlain?

Near the Château Frontenac and the Dufferin Terrace, in the heart of Old Quebec.