Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
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Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche
in Quebec
, Canada
. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
region and the population is 4,490 as of 2009.
The new city constitution dates from 1999, when the city of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce and the parish municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce amalgamated. However, the territory was settled as a seigneurie
in 1736 under Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, which makes it the oldest settlement in Beauce
. In 1747, Vaudreuil would exchange it to Joseph de Fleury de La Gorgendière, who would initiate the development of the settlement.
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is the seat of the judicial district
of Beauce.
Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Robert-Cliche is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the Chaudière River, in Chaudière-Appalaches, between La Nouvelle-Beauce and Beauce-Sartigan....
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....
region and the population is 4,490 as of 2009.
The new city constitution dates from 1999, when the city of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce and the parish municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce amalgamated. However, the territory was settled as a seigneurie
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
in 1736 under Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, which makes it the oldest settlement in Beauce
Beauce, Quebec
Beauce is a historical and traditional region of Quebec located south of Quebec City. It corresponds approximately to the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan, Robert-Cliche and La Nouvelle-Beauce, and its major communities are Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, Beauceville,...
. In 1747, Vaudreuil would exchange it to Joseph de Fleury de La Gorgendière, who would initiate the development of the settlement.
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is the seat of the judicial district
Judicial districts of Quebec
The province of Quebec is divided into 36 judicial districts by the , R.S.Q., chapter D-11. Each district has a seat where the courthouse is located, although some have more than one courthouse, service point, or itinerant court location....
of Beauce.
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