Pont-Rouge

Pont-Rouge
City
Moulin Marcoux
Coat of arms
Location within Portneuf RCM
Pont-Rouge Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°42′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Portneuf
Settled	ca. 1740
Constituted	January 3, 1996
Government
• Mayor	Mario Dupont
• Fed. riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Portneuf
Area
• City	123.67 km2 (47.75 sq mi)
• Land	121.12 km2 (46.76 sq mi)
• Urban	6.67 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• City	10,121
• Density	83.6/km2 (217/sq mi)
• Urban	6,579
• Urban density	986.3/km2 (2,555/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	9.5%
• Dwellings	4,344
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G3H
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-358 R-365
Website	www.ville.pontrouge.qc.ca

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Pont-Rouge (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ ʁuʒ], lit. 'Red Bridge') is a Canadian city along the Jacques-Cartier River in southern Quebec, Canada. In the 2021 Canadian census the population was 10,121 inhabitants.

Transportation had considerable influence on the development of the parish, mainly the two bridges and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in 1874. The Royal Bridge (now called Pont Déry), was reconstructed several times because of the weakness of the centre of the bridge. This bridge served its purpose for the transportation of heavy loads and mail between Quebec and Montreal. The bridge was a toll bridge, and the money served the construction of a second bridge le pont Rouge, which was free. It united the western part to the eastern part of Dupont Street, named in honour of Father Charles-François Dupont, who was priest there from 1917 to 1933. A newer bridge has now replaced this bridge as of 2009.