Saint-Georges, Shawinigan

Saint-Georges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ] ^ⓘ), often unofficially known as Saint-Georges-de-Champlain^[1] ([sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ də ʃɑ̃plɛ̃]), 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 a 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

References

^ "Fiche descriptive".
^ Source: Book on Saint-Georges-de-Champlain
^ 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.

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

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[1] "Fiche descriptive".

[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.

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