Saint-Georges, Quebec
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Saint-Georges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ] ⓘ) is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 32,935 as of the Canada 2021 Census. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est (where it is known as Boulevard Lacroix) and heads south to the border with Maine, United States.
Saint-Georges | |
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Motto(s): Ensemble pour l'avenir (French for "Together for the future") | |
Coordinates: 46°07′N 70°40′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
Constituted | September 26, 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claude Morin |
• Governing Body | Saint-Georges City Council |
• MP | Richard Lehoux (Beauce, Conservative) |
• MNA | Samuel Poulin (Beauce-Sud, CAQ) |
Area | |
• City | 202.40 km2 (78.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 199.08 km2 (76.87 sq mi) |
• Metro | 355.62 km2 (137.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 32,935 |
• Density | 165.4/km2 (428/sq mi) |
• Metro | 34,833 |
• Metro density | 95.4/km2 (247/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016–2021 | 1.3% |
• Dwellings | 16,058 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-73 | R-173 R-204 R-271 |
People | Georgiens, Georgiennes |
Website | www.ville. saint-georges.qc.ca |
The name of the parish and of the city, Saint-Georges, is in homage to George Pozer, the fourth seigneur of Aubert-Gallion.[5]
The Beauce-Etchemin School Board (Commission scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin) has its headquarters on 118th Street. Saint-Georges is home to the Cégep Beauce-Appalaches.
In 2002, it amalgamated with Saint-Georges-Est (pop. 4,110), Aubert-Gallion (pop. 2,444) and Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande (pop. 786).
It is home to one of the few inflatable dams, introduced to raise the water level of the Chaudière River for water-based activities and to make the riverside more attractive. Pedestrian bridges were also built over the river as part of the same project.