Pont-Rouge

Pont- Rouge is a city ( ville) in the MRC Portneuf the Canadian province of Quebec.

The city is located 40 km west of the provincial capital of Quebec. It extends along the Jacques- Cartier River, which flows near the southern town of Donnacona in the St. Lawrence River. A logistic and strategically important bridge leading to the south of the village across the river, it is part of the historical connection Montréal -Québec, the chemin du rois.

The first efforts of a permanent settlement dating already from 1769. Officially founded as a church site in 1867 by Archbishop Monseigneur Baillargeon, the municipality of Pont - Rouge grew, helped by its location on the major postal and transport route Montréal -Québec, to its present size of. The division of the territory in 1911, in the church and urban community was reversed by a decree on January 3, 1996. A strong influence on the population had the younger settlements since the 1960s and the establishment of small industrial and commercial enterprises since the mid-20th century.

Famous sons and daughters of the town are Joé Juneau, Jean -Marc Richard and Michel Petit and sports swimmer Lyne Beaumont. Le center de récréatif Joé Juneau, a sports and leisure center offers local youth a broad spectrum of physical activity, notably figure skating and ice hockey.