text: The Habitation at Port-Royal ( 1605-1613 ) was the first French European settlement in North America north of Florida and is presently known as Port-Royal National Historic Site , a National Historic Site located on the northern side of the Annapolis Basin , Nova Scotia , Canada .
simplified: The Habitation at Port-Royal was an early French colonial settlement . Today it is a National Historic Site in Port Royal in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia .