Saint-Georges-de-Champlain

Saint-Georges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ] ⓘ), often unofficially known as Saint-Georges-de-Champlain ([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.

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