Roberval, Quebec

Roberval, Quebec

Roberval is a city in the Le Domaine-du-Roy County Regional Municipality, Quebec of Quebec, Canada. It was named after the first Lieutenant General of New France, Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval. With a population of 11,000, it is the third largest city on the shore of Lac Saint-Jean after Alma & Dolbeau-Mistassini. It is located at the southern tip of the lake. It was founded in 1855 on the bank of the Tremblay River where settlers had built a sawmill. It is now a main service center for the area with a hospital and some government services.

It is the only Lac Saint-Jean town whose core is directly on the lakeshore.

Benoît Bouchard former cabinet Minister and Canadian Ambassador in France and Michel Gauthier former federal Leader of the Opposition represented the area in the federal parliament. Bernard Lord the former Premier of New Brunswick was born here.

Roberval was the 2008 winner of Kraft Hockeyville. In their newly renovated arena, Roberval hosted an NHL preseason game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, September 23, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.ville.roberval.qc.ca/ Roberval official site]


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