Saint-Georges, Quebec
Saint -Georges is a town in the southeast of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Chaudière - Appalaches administrative region, about 85 km south of the provincial capital, Quebec City and 30 km west of the border with the U.S. state of Maine. The administrative headquarters of the regional county municipality ( municipalité régional du comté ) Beauce - Sartigan has an area of 198.21 km ² and has 31,173 inhabitants ( 2011).
Geography
Saint- Georges is located in the Beauce region, on both sides of the Rivière Chaudière. This tributary of the St. Lawrence River flows from south to north through the foothills of the Appalachians. Southeast of the city center is the mouth of the coming from the southeast, Rivière du Loup. The narrow river valleys are flanked on both sides by wooded hills that rise up to 180 meters above the valley floor. Various tributaries and brooks, including the Rivière Famine, flow in part by deeply incised gorges.
Neighboring municipalities are Notre- Dame-des -Pins, Saint -Simon- les -Mines in the north, Saint- Benjamin and Saint- Prosper in the Northwest, Saint- Philibert and Saint- Côme- Linière in the east, Saint -René in the Southeast, Saint- Martin in the south, Saint- Honoré -de- Shenley in the southwest, Saint- Benoît- Labre and Beauceville in the northwest.
History
In the years 1646, 1650 and 1651 the Jesuit missionary Gabriel Druillettes explored the Chaudière valley and its surroundings in order to convert the Algonquian. Towards the end of the 17th century a large group of Native made himself settled and founded near the mouth of the Rivière de Famine a settlement called Sartigan. The European settlement began gradually after the government of New France in 1736 two new Seigneurien einrichtete. As the actual founder of Saint -Georges applies Johann Georg Pfotzer, a native of Wilstedt dealer, the 1808, the now united Seigneurie took over and she began to develop targeted with the settlement of German colonists. 1835 saw the establishment of the parish of Saint- Georges, the community was established in 1856. In 1907, Saint -Georges by the Quebec Central Railway connection to the railway network, the 1948 city status. 1990 merged with Saint-Georges -Ouest Saint- Georges, 2001, Aubert - Gallion, Saint -Georges- Est and Saint -Jean -de- la-Lande incorporated.
Population
According to the 2011 census counted Saint-Georges 31 862 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 157.3 inh. / Km ². 98.2 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 0.9 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is designated 0.3 %, to other languages and multiple responses accounted for 0.6%. Only 74.9 % spoke French. In 2001, 93.4 % of the population were Roman Catholic, 2.6% Protestant, and 3.4% non-denominational.
Traffic
On the eastern edge of the Autoroute 73, the highway begins towards Quebec. Through the Chaudière valley the route runs 173, connects the Lévis with the border with Maine. Saint -Georges is reached by long-distance bus, a small regional airport three kilometers southwest of the city center is used for general aviation.
Sports
Most famous sports team in the city is the Hockey Team Cool FM 103.5 de Saint- Georges in the Ligue Nord - Americaine de Hockey; The home games are played at the Centre Lacroix- Dutil, which seats up to 2,500 spectators.
Personalities
- Clermont Pépin (1926-2006), composer, pianist and music teacher
- Jesse Bélanger (born 1969 ), ice hockey player
- Stephane Veilleux ( born 1981 ), ice hockey player