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  2. Charlesbourg, Quebec City - Wikipedia

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    It became urbanized in the second half of the 20th century and became a suburb of Quebec City. In 1976, the municipalities of Charlesbourg-Est, Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides, Orsainville and the city of Charlesbourg were merged into the city of Charlesbourg. In 2002, Charlesbourg was in turn merged with other municipalities in Quebec City to form ...

  3. Area codes 514, 438, and 263 - Wikipedia

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    Evolution of area codes in Ontario and southwestern Quebec. The initial area codes were created in 1947 as routing codes for operator-assisted calls. Quebec and Ontario were the only provinces that received multiple area codes. Quebec was split between area codes 514 and 418. Area code 514 was originally assigned to the entire western half of ...

  4. Quebec City - Wikipedia

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    a Quebec City annexed the Village of Saint-Sauveur-de-Québec b Quebec City annexed the Town of Limoilou and the Village of Saint-Malo c Quebec City annexed the Town of Montcalm d Quebec City annexed the Town of Duberger and the Town of Les Saules e Quebec City annexed the Town of Neufchâtel and the Municipality of Charlesbourg-Ouest

  5. Area codes 418, 581, and 367 - Wikipedia

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    Despite Quebec City's rapid growth, by the turn of the millennium, area code 418 was the last of Quebec and Ontario's original four area codes not to have been split. By 2006, however, area code 418 was on the brink of exhaustion because of Canada's system of number allocation.

  6. Vanier, Quebec City - Wikipedia

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    Vanier is a former city in central Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into Quebec City in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population (2001): 11,504 Fleur de Lys centre commercial, a shopping centre is located in Vanier. It is contains a mix of residential and industrial areas and is considered a working class district ...

  7. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Quebec City

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    Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image 57-63 St. Louis Street [3]: 1705-1811 (period of construction) 1969 Quebec City: Three early eighteenth and nineteenth century stone houses within the walls of Quebec City's Upper Town at the foot of Cavelier du Moulin Park; a notable grouping of buildings from the French Regime

  8. Wabush - Wikipedia

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    Wabush is the twin community of Labrador City. [3] At its peak population in the late 1970s, the region had a population of just over 22,000. A reduction in iron mining operations in the late 20th century caused a major decline in jobs and population.

  9. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    A 1974 postage stamp encouraging people to use the ZIP Code on letters and parcels. A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan [1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS).