Saint-Romuald is a district within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of Lévis, Quebec,

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, located on the south shore of the

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across from

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. 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

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, 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

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order. The church is described as neo-classical in style and was built in 1855 by Joseph and Louis Larose. In 1902, Cisterian nuns from Bonneval Abbey in Aveyron, France; founded a branch in Saint-Romuald, creating the Bon Conseil Abbey (), where they made chocolate. In 2001, the abbey moved to Saint-Benoît-Labre. 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

Notable people

* Gérard Bolduc, founder of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament * Ariane Moffatt, singer-songwriter

References

Neighbourhoods in Lévis, Quebec Former municipalities in Quebec Populated places disestablished in 2002 {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub