Beauport, Quebec City

Beauport
Borough of Quebec City
Beauport as seen from Île d'Orléans
Motto(s):  "Fide Et Labore Valebo"  (Latin) "My worthiness stems from my faith and labour"
Quebec City with Beauport in red
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Municipality	Quebec City
Settled	17th century
Incorporated	1634
Merged	January 1, 2002
Government
• Type	Borough
• Mayor	Bruno Marchand
• Councillors	List of Councillors Marie France Trudel Julie Lemieux Lisette Lepage Marc Simoneau
Area
• Total	74.37 km2 (28.71 sq mi)
Population  (2006)[1]
• Total	74,881
• Density	1,006.9/km2 (2,608/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	418 and 581

Beauport (French pronunciation: [bopɔʁ]) is a borough of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River.

Beauport is a northeastern suburb of Quebec City. Manufacturers include paint, construction materials, printers, and hospital supplies. Food transportation is important to the economy. Attractions include Parc de la Chute-Montmorency (Montmorency Falls Park), which contains a fortification built in 1759 by James Wolfe and Manoir Montmorency, the home from 1791 to 1794 of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn.

The city's historic district contains many interesting churches and homes, including Bélanger-Girardin House, a National Historic Site of Canada where visitors can learn about Beauport's heritage.^[1] Annual events include the spring arts festival Salon de Mai and the summer Festival Folklorique des enfants du monde, a multicultural and international children's folklore festival.