Saint-Romuald, Quebec

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.

In 1902, Cisterian nuns from Bonneval Abbey in Aveyron, France; founded a branch in Saint-Romuald, creating the Bon Conseil Abbey (Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil), 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