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At the origin of New France

Located on the Chemin du Roy, the first road in New France linking Montreal to Quebec City since 1734, Neuville is one of the oldest parishes in New France, and stands on the northern bank of the St. Lawrence, some thirty kilometers from Quebec City. The first settlers followed Jean Bourdon Fils in 1665, and another wave came with seigneur Nicolas Dupont in 1684.

Neuville is perched atop three ranges of marine terraces that have dominated the St. Lawrence River ever since the glaciers melted. Guided tours are available in many of the old homes especially on rue des Érables. This street was the original Chemin du Roy (1734), but is now bypassed by highway 138.

During the eighteenth century, Neuville was renowned for supplying limestone to many Quebec buildings and sites, and in the nineteenth century for its shipyard. The village then underwent a period of hotel and resort development, and today offers a host of remarkable eighteenth-century buildings in varying styles.

The Church of Saint-François-de-Sales was built in 1854 to replace the village’s first stone church, which dated from 1696. During the 1854 construction, the choir and the baldachin of the first church (now registered as an historical monument) were conserved. Although the baldachin was originally destined to go to the Episcopal church of Quebec City, Monseigneur Saint-Vallier exchanged it for wheat to give to the poor. Inside the church, see the sculptures (particularly the tomb and tabernacle), by François Baillargé, a member of the illustrious Quebec dynasty of religious sculptors, and twenty-six paintings by Antoine Plamondon (1804-1895), who also once served as mayor of the village.

The Seigneurial Manor of Larue (1835), located on a small rolling hill, is one of the twenty-two major buildings that make up Neuville’s architectural heritage.

The Rue du Quai leads to the quay and the marina, which welcomes boating enthusiasts each summer.

Me Bernard Gaudreau,

Mayor of Neuville

Being an adpet of sea-kayaking, there is nothing I like more than gettin on the water near the Community Center on Vauquelin street. There are always nice people in Neuville where being nice is a way of life | Gilles Chaumel, Stoneham (...for the time being)

Neuville… a corner of paradise where it is so good to live with my family! | Alexandra Linteau, citoyenne.

One of the mosr beautiful villages of Quebec | Patrick Leduc, tourist.