Pont-Rouge, Quebec (village municipality)


The village municipality of Pont-Rouge is a former village now part of the current City of Pont-Rouge, Quebec, Canada.
Prior to January 3, 1996, the village of Pont-Rouge was an independent municipality; on that date, it and the municipality of Sainte-Jeanne-de-Pont-Rouge were merged into the new City of Pont-Rouge.

History

The sector was originally part of the parish of Sainte-Jeanne-de-Neuville. In 1911, the sector became an independent municipality under the same name of Sainte-Jeanne-de-Neuville. In 1918, the village municipality changed its name to Pont-Rouge. In 1996, the village was merged with the parish to create the current City of Pont-Rouge.