Saint-Georges, Quebec
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A view of Saint-Georges, with the CEGEP at the top of the hill.
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 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. |
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| Coordinates: 46°07′N 70°40′W / 46.117°N 70.667°WCoordinates: 46°07′N 70°40′W / 46.117°N 70.667°W | ||
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 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches | |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan | |
| Constituted | September 26, 2001 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Claude Morin | |
| • Governing Body | Saint-Georges City Council | |
| • MP | Maxime Bernier (Beauce, CPC) | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 202.40 km2 (78.15 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 198.21 km2 (76.53 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 355.62 km2 (137.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • City | 31,173 | |
| • Density | 157.3/km2 (407/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 34,642 | |
| • Metro density | 97.4/km2 (252/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 5.3% |
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| • Dwellings | 14,735 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | G5Y, G5Z, G6A | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 | |
| Highways |
 Route 173 Route 204 Route 271
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| People | Georgiens, Georgiennes | |
| Website | www |
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Saint-Georges 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 31,173 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Route 173 runs through Saint-Georges Est (where it is known as Boulevard Lacroix) and heads south to the border with Maine, USA.
The name of the parish and of the city, Saint-Georges, is in homage to George Pozer, the fourth seigneur 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.
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.
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 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.
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