Their forces were commanded by Chevalier de Lévis and defeated the British army under James Murray. The Battle of Sainte-Foy on April 28, 1760, sometimes called the Battle of Quebec, was a victory for the French in the Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War for the North American front). Sainte-Foy developed around the chapel, first as a small settlement of Christian Indians, added to by traders and merchants.

In 1669, missionary priest Pierre-Joseph-Marie Chaumonot erected a chapel for the Huron, dedicated to Notre-Dame de la Foy.

It plays a large part in Quebec City's economic life, with the Jean Lesage International Airport, Université Laval, multiple shopping malls, and both bridges to the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Sainte-Foy is a major suburban neighbourhood west of downtown Quebec City. On 1 November 2009, Sainte-Foy was subdivided into four separate districts: Cité-Universitaire, Plateau, Saint-Louis, Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy, when the borough of Sainte-Foy– Sillery– Cap-Rouge was formed. Most of the formerly independent municipality of Sainte-Foy is located in the borough ( French: arrondissement) of Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge - initially as one of the two constituent districts of the former borough of Sainte-Foy–Sillery. It was amalgamated into Quebec City at the start of 2002. Sainte-Foy / s eɪ n t ˈ f w ɑː/ is a former city in central Quebec, Canada alongside the Saint Lawrence River.

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