Saint-Romuald, Quebec

Saint-Romuald
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CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
MRCLévis
Established1903
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorFrançois Caron
Area
 • Total17.16 km2 (6.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total11,663
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Saint-Romuald is a district within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of Lévis, Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Quebec City. The district was formerly a town (Saint-Romuald d'Etchemin), but was amalgamated with Lévis on January 1, 2002.

The largest oil refinery in eastern Canada, owned by Valero Energy Corporation, is located in Saint-Romuald.

The Quebec Bridge connects Saint-Romuald to Sainte-Foy, a district of Quebec City.

The Etchemin River flows into the Saint Lawrence River at Saint-Romuald.

The district is named after a Roman Catholic parish, which is named in honour of Saint Romuald (c. 951–June 19, 1027), the founder of the Camaldolese order. The church is described as neo-classical in style and was built in 1855 by Joseph and Louis Larose.[1]

In 1902, Cisterian nuns from Bonneval Abbey in Aveyron, France; founded a branch in Saint-Romuald, creating the Bon Conseil Abbey (French: Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil), where they made chocolate. In 2001, the abbey moved to Saint-Benoît-Labre.[2]

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

  • Population: 11,633
  • % Change (2001–06): +7.3
  • Dwellings: 5,568
  • Area (km2): 17.16 km2
  • Density (persons per km2): 677.9
Québec Bridge
  1. ^ Fondation du patrimoine religieux du Québec. Bulletin. Hiver 2001. Aide financière consentie à des projets urgents Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sœur Louise Picard (February 22, 2011). "Les Cisterciennes de l'abbaye Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil". Le patrimoine immatériel religieux du Québec (in French). University of Laval.