Saint-Georges, Shawinigan

Saint-Georges church in Saint-Georges-de-Champlain

Saint-Georges, often unofficially known as Saint-Georges-de-Champlain,[1] was a former village municipality and is now a sector (secteur) of the city of Shawinigan.

Until 1919, Saint-Georges had been known as Village Turcotte. It merged with Shawinigan in an municipal amalgamation on January 1, 2002. In the Canada 1996 Census its population was 3,929.

Mayors

From 1916 to 2001, Saint-Georges had its own mayor and its own city council. [2] The mayors were:

# Mayor Taking Office Leaving
1 James Mongrain 1916 1917
2 Henri Parenteau 1917 1927
3 Albert Beaudoin 1927 1933
4 Wellie Béland 1933 1936
5 Edmond Thibeault 1936 1939
3 Albert Beaudoin 1939 1947
6 Albany Caron 1947 1953
7 Déus Turcotte 1953 1959
8 J.-Oscar Lemelin 1959 1960
7 Déus Turcotte 1960 1961
9 Paul-Marcel Lahaye 1961 1963
10 Gérard Lajoie 1963 1965
11 Émile Bédard 1965 1986
12 Guy Gélinas 1986 1991
13 Yves Périgny 1992 1997
14 France Beaulieu [3] 1997 2001

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=56628
  2. ↑ Source: Book on Saint-Georges-de-Champlain
  3. ↑ Beaulieu ran as the Liberal candidate for the district of Saint-Maurice in the 2007 provincial election. She finished third. She has served as a council member in Shawinigan, since 2002.

Coordinates: 46°38′32″N 72°39′15″W / 46.6421°N 72.6542°W / 46.6421; -72.6542

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