Place Jacques-Cartier

Joseph Périnault that the space be transformed into a public square, known as New Market Place.

In 1847, the square was renamed in honour of Jacques Cartier, the explorer who claimed Canada for France in 1535.

[2] During the summer season, Jardin Nelson offers a garden restaurant on Place Jacques-Cartier.

Other restaurants similarly offer classical Parisian-style "terraces" for taking a drink or dining in the open air.

Near Place Jacques-Cartier on rue de la Commune, an original piece of the wall of the old fortified city can still be seen in the basement restaurant of the Auberge du Vieux-Port.

The square overlooked by Nelson's Column in its traditional role as a market place, 1900
Place Jacques-Cartier on a cold winter's night
March 2016