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Calèche

Published Online February 6, 2006

Last Edited March 4, 2015

Calèche, French word used in Canada for a light, 2-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse, with a folding hood and seats for 2 passengers with another for the driver on the splashboard.
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The French Canadians made use of the swift carriage drawn by spirited horses as much for informal racing as for transportation (courtesy McCord Museum).

Calèche

Calèche, French word used in Canada for a light, 2-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse, with a folding hood and seats for 2 passengers with another for the driver on the splashboard. Slow-moving calèches are commonly seen in Old Montréal and Québec City, where they are used for the conveyance of sightseers.