Saint-Georges () is a city in the province of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
. It is the seat of
Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Beauce-Sartigan is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Saint-Georges.
The Chaudière River flows through it. It shares its eastern border with Maine, United States.
The nam ...
, part of the
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
region. The population was 32,935 as of the
Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
.
Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est (where it is known as Boulevard Lacroix) and heads south to the border with
Maine
Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
,
USA
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.
The name of the
parish
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and of the city, Saint-Georges, is in
homage
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History
*Homage (feudal) /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/, the medieval oath of allegiance
*Commendation ceremony, medieval homage ceremony Arts
*Homage (arts) /oʊˈmɑʒ/, an allusion or imitation by one arti ...
to
George Pozer
George Pozer is the anglicised name of Johann Georg Pfotzer (November 21, 1752 – June 16, 1848) who was a merchant, landowner and the fourth Seigneur of Aubert-Gallion.
Biography
Born in Willstätt, he emigrated to England in 1773 and later t ...
, the fourth
seigneur
''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ...
of Aubert-Gallion.
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
Cégep Beauce-Appalaches is a CEGEP in Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada.
History
The college traces its origins to the merger of several institutions which became public ones in 1967, when the Quebec system of CEGEPs was created.
Programs
The ...
.
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
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...
, introduced to raise the water level of the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flo ...
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.
History
The history of Saint-Georges goes back to the late seventeenth century, at which point the region was inhabited principally by
"Algonquin Indians". The first European presence recorded is that of a
Jesuit
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missionary called
Father Gabriel Druillettes who made three visits in 1646, 1650 and, finally, in 1651, but there was no colonial settlement established at this time. By the middle of the next century, however, two colonial "seigneuries" had been established on the present site of Saint-Georges: these were Aubin-de-l'Isle and Aubert-Gallion. Records indicate that in 1760 one of these, Aubert-Gallion, passed into the hands of Marie-Anne Josephte de l'Estrigant de St-Martin and of her daughter Charlotte-Marie-Anne-Joseph Aubert de la Chesnaye. The two heiresses sold their inheritance in 1768 to
William Grant, a Scotsmen with ambitions to become a major Canadian landowner. Grant died in 1805 or 1807 (sources differ) and the estate was sold again, this time to the German (at least by birthplace),
Johann Georg Pfotzer. The canonical parish of Saint-Georges was created in 1835, and the
secular parish/municipality in 1856.
Economy
Although a relatively small city, Saint-Georges is often considered the ''Metropolis'' of
Beauce Region because it's the largest city in the region. Saint-Georges is an important manufacturing centre, including textiles, steel forgings, garage doors, bicycles and truck trailers. The town is home to the headquarters of the Canam Group, a construction company, and
Manac (trailers)
Manac is a Canadian manufacturing company that concentrates its activities in the conception and manufacturing of semi-trailers. Manac is the biggest manufacturer in Canada and is also one of the most important manufacturers of custom-built trail ...
, the biggest semi-trailer manufacturer in Canada. Both these companies are under operation of the Dutil family. The city has a wide array of local and national retailers and restaurants, as well as many services including financial institutions, schools of different levels, medical clinics, a hospital and several others that are not found elsewhere in the region.
Carrefour Saint-Georges
The Carrefour Saint-Georges is a shopping centre located in Saint-Georges, Quebec, Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada which opened in 1974. Its current anchors include Super C (supermarket), Super C and Staples (Canada), Bureau en Gros.
Brief histor ...
is the largest shopping mall in town and in the region.
Saint-Georges is the headquarters of the
intercity
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bus company
Autocars La Chaudière, which provides bus services in the
Beauce Region to
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
. The city also has a
regional airport. The extension of
Autoroute 73 from
Beauceville, Quebec
Beauceville is a city in, and the seat of, the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality, Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,185 as of the Ca ...
, approximately to the north, to Saint-Georges was discussed for almost thirty years before finally being completed in 2016.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Saint-Georges had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:
* Population in 2021: 32,935 (2016 to 2021 population change: 1.3%)
* Population in 2016: 32,513
* Population in 2011: 31,173
* Population in 2006: 29,616
* Population in 2001: 28,127
* Population in 1996: 20,057
* Population in 1991: 19,583
Mother Tongue:
* English: 0.9%
* French: 96.7%
* English and French: 0.4%
* Other only: 1.7%
In the
2021 Canadian Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sl ...
, Saint-Georges was 96%
white
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, 1.4%
Aboriginal, and 2.6%
visible minority
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.
City council
City council (as of 2022):
* Mayor:
Claude Morin
* Councillors: Serge Thomassin, Tom Redmond, Jean Perron, Esther Fortin, Manon Bougie, Jean-Pierre Fortier, Olivier Duval, Renaud Fortier
Twin towns
*
Lisieux
Lisieux () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. It is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland.
Name
The name of the town derives from the l ...
, France since 1996
Notable people
*
Maxime Bernier
Maxime Bernier (born January 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who is the founder and leader of the People's Party of Canada (PPC). Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, Bernier left the caucus in 2018 to form the PPC. He was the member ...
*
Amélie Veille
See also
*
Beauce, Quebec
Beauce (; ) is a List of Quebec regions#Historical and Traditional, historical and traditional region of Quebec located south of Quebec City. It corresponds approximately to the Regional county municipality, regional county municipalities of Beauc ...
References
External links
Official site
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Cities and towns in Quebec
Populated places established in 2001
2001 establishments in Quebec