Saint-Georges, Quebec

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official_name = City of Saint-Georges
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native_name = Ville de Saint-Georges
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subdivision_name2 = Chaudière-Appalaches
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leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =Roger Carette
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leader_name1 = Saint-Georges City Council
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leader_name2 = Maxime Bernier
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leader_name3 = Claude Morin
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population_total = 30268
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postal_code = G5
area_code = 418
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website = [http://www.ville.sg-bce.qc.ca/ Ville de Saint-Georges] fr icon
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:"For other meanings, see Beauce (disambiguation)"

Saint-Georges-de-Beauce is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population was 30,268 as of the 2007 census. Route 173 runs through St-Georges Est (also known as Boulevard Lacroix) and heads south to the border with Maine, USA. As of June 20, 2006, the mayor was Roger Carette.

The name of the parish and of the city, Saint-Georges, is in hommage to George Pozer, the fourth Seigneur of Aubert-Gallion. [cite book |title= À l'ombre du clocher-- Saint-Georges-de-Beauce : 150e anniversaire de l'érection canonique, 1835-1985|last= Garant|first= André|year= 1985|publisher= Fabrique Saint-Georges-de-Beauce|isbn= 9782980051302|oclc= 16060860|language= French]

The Beauce-Etchemin School Board ("Commission scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin") has its headquarters on 118th Street in town.

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.

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 center, including textiles, steel forgings, bicycles and truck trailers. 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.

St-Georges is the headquarters of the intercity bus company Autocars La Chaudière, which provides bus services in the Beauce Region to Quebec City. The city also has a regional airport. The extension of Autoroute 73 to the city has been under discussion for almost thirty years, but the project has not yet been completed; the highway has been extended only to Beauceville, Quebec, approximately convert|11|km|mi|0|lk=on to the north, since November 2007. Assessments of the environmental and agricultural impacts of the next segment to St-Georges were underway as of August 2008. [cite web |url= http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/entreprises/zone_fournisseurs/centre_affaires/projets_routiers/projet_routier_prolongement_a73_robert_cliche|title= Prolongement de l'autoroute Robert-Cliche (73)|language= French|accessdate= 2008-08-26|publisher= Transports Québec]

References

External links

* [http://www.ville.sg-bce.qc.ca/ Official site] fr icon
* [http://www.csbe.qc.ca/ Beauce-Etchemin School board site] fr icon
* [http://www.enbeauce.com/ EnBeauce.com Portal] fr icon