Saint-Georges, Quebec
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People | Georgiens, Georgiennes |
Website | www.ville. saint-georges.qc.ca |
Saint-Georges (French pronunciation:
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
History
The history of Saint-Georges goes back to the late seventeenth century, at which point the region was inhabited principally by the
Geography
Saint-Georges is located 85 km south of
Downtown Saint-Georges extends on both banks of the Chaudière River in the center of the territory; another urban core, the neighborhood of Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande is located southwest of downtown. Saint-Georges is located north of the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches. The three catholic parishes, L'Assomption-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie, Saint-Georges and Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, are part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. The city is part of the Beauce tourist sub-region, which is located in the Chaudière-Appalaches tourist region.
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), 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 is the largest shopping mall in town and in the region.
Saint-Georges is the headquarters of the
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Georges had a population of 32,935 living in 15,415 of its 16,058 total private dwellings, a change of 1.3% from its 2016 population of 32,513. With a land area of 199.08 km2 (76.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 165.4/km2 (428.5/sq mi) in 2021.[9]
Population trend:[10]
- 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:[3]
- English: 0.9%
- French: 96.7%
- English and French: 0.4%
- Other only: 1.7%
In the
City council
City council (as of 2022):[12]
- Mayor: Claude Morin
- Councillors: Serge Thomassin, Tom Redmond, Jean Perron, Esther Fortin, Manon Bougie, Jean-Pierre Fortier, Olivier Duval, Renaud Fortier
Twin towns
- Lisieux, France since 1996
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 80047". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29073". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint%2DGeorges&DGUIDlist=2021A00052429073,2021S0504428&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 The census agglomeration consists of Saint-Georges, Saint-Philibert, Saint-René and Saint-Simon-les-Mines.
- OCLC 16060860.
- ^ "Histoire de Ville de Saint-Georges de Beauce". www.saint-georges.ca. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Les Seigneurs et premiers censitaires de St-Georges-Beauce et la famille Pozer/Texte entier - Wikisource".
- ^ "L'évolution de la 73 en 15 étapes" (in French). L'Éclaireur Progrès. September 30, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- 2021census
- ^ Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "2016 Census: Data tables". Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Conseil municipal".
External links
- Official site (in French)