Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce
Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce | |
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 Church of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 70°38′W / 45.850°N 70.633°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | February 12, 2003 |
| Named after | Gideon and Beauce[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alain Quirion |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| 200.00 km2 (77.22 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 197.37 km2 (76.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 2,093 | |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,439 |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.1% |
| • Dwellings | 956 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-204  R-269 |
| Website | www.st-gedeon- de-beauce.qc.ca |
Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒedeɔ̃ də bos], lit. 'Saint Gédéon of Beauce') is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, and its population was 2,093 as of 2021. It is named after biblical judge Gideon.
The municipality was created in February 2003 after the merging of the parish municipality of Saint-Gédéon and the municipality of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce.[4] The two had split in 1950.
Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce is a site of Canam, one of the largest steel joist factories in Canada.
Geography
Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce is the only municipality whose territory straddles the Chaudière River that does not have a bridge across it.
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 2,093 (-5.1% from 2016) | 2,205 (-3.2% from 2011) | 2,277 (-3.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 197.37 km2 (76.20 sq mi) | 197.52 km2 (76.26 sq mi) | 196.99 km2 (76.06 sq mi) |
| Population density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.8 (M: 43.6, F: 46) | 43 (M: 43, F: 42.9) | 41.2 (M: 41.4, F: 41.1) |
| Private dwellings | 956 (total) | 953 (total) | 928 (total) |
| Median household income | $70,500 | $58,368 | $57,049 |
Notable people
Novelist Jacques Poulin was born in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce.
Carnival king Alex Goulet was born in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce.
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 218972". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29013". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
- ^ a b c "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-12-15. Cite error: The named reference "cp2021" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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