Quebec City

Enrolling your child in school in Lévis: the Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs, required documents, the welcome class and the enrolment steps.

In Quebec, public school is free and mandatory from age 6 to 16. The Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs runs the French public schools. English schools fall under the Central Quebec School Board. The Charter of the French Language — Bill 101 — restricts access to English public school. Generally, one parent must have received the majority of their elementary education in English in Can...

Housing in Lévis: three boroughs with three atmospheres, what rent costs, Quebec's standard lease, where to look and the main local employers.

Lévis has about 161,000 residents per the Institut de la statistique du Québec's 2025 estimate (149,683 at the 2021 census) — Quebec's 7th largest city. Here are the three boroughs at a glance before the sector by sector details. Borough Main sectors Character Desjardins Vieux Lévis, Pintendre, Saint Joseph de la Pointe De Lévy Historic, near the ferry Les Chutes de la Chaudière Est Saint Romua...

Lévis Terrace, Parc de la Chute-de-la-Chaudière, and outdoor activities.

The Lévis Terrace is one of the province's most spectacular viewpoints: an elevated belvedere with a panoramic view of the river, Old Quebec and the Château Frontenac. It's free, open year round, and particularly magical at sunset or at night. The terrace is in Vieux Lévis, walkable from the ferry terminal in about 10 minutes via the Côte du Passage. The Parc de la Chute de la Chaudière surroun...

City services and landmarks for settling in Lévis, on the south shore of Quebec City.

Lévis is a city in the Chaudière Appalaches region, on the south shore of the river, across from Quebec City. It has about 160,000 residents — it crossed that threshold in early 2026 — and remains the 7th largest city in Quebec. Lévis is divided into three boroughs: Desjardins (including Vieux Lévis), Les Chutes de la Chaudière Est and Les Chutes de la Chaudière Ouest. The Caisse populaire Desj...

The STLévis buses, the ferry to Quebec City, and the OPUS card for getting around the region.

In Lévis, three complementary networks handle your travel: STLévis — local buses covering all of Lévis Québec Lévis ferry — crosses the river in about 12 minutes OPUS card — pays for STLévis and several other networks STLévis runs over 30 bus routes in Lévis. Main routes connect the Saint Jean Chrysostome, Saint Romuald, Saint Nicolas, Pintendre and Saint Étienne sectors to downtown and the fer...