Pont-Rouge
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Portneuf | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 71 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 121.02 km² | ||
| Residents : | 7698 (as of 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 63.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 34017 | ||
| Website : | www.ville.pontrouge.qc.ca | ||
 Railway bridge over the Rivière Jacques-Cartier near Pont-Rouge |
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Pont-Rouge is a city ( ville ) in the MRC Portneuf of the Canadian province of Québec .
The city is located 40 km west of the provincial capital Québec . It stretches along the Jacques Cartier River , which flows into the Saint Lawrence River near the city of Donnacona to the south . A logistically and strategically significant bridge crosses the river in the south of the town; it is part of the historic link between Montréal and Québec, the chemin du rois .
The first efforts to establish permanent settlement date back to 1769. Officially founded by Archbishop Monseigneur Baillargeon as a church site in 1867 , the community of Pont-Rouge grew to its present size thanks to its location on the important postal and transport route Montréal-Québec . The division of the territory into ecclesiastical and urban parishes in 1911 was reversed by a decree on January 3, 1996. The younger settlements since the 1960s and the settlement of small industrial and commercial enterprises since the middle of the 20th century had a strong influence on the population.
Famous sons and daughters of the city are Joé Juneau , Jean-Marc Richard and Michel Petit, as well as the sport swimmer Lyne Beaumont . Le center récréatif de Joé Juneau , a sports and leisure center, offers local youth a wide range of physical activity, including in particular figure skating and ice hockey.
