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unusual facts about Orgères-en-Beauce


Edmond Modeste Lescarbault

He then started to work as a doctor in Orgères-en-Beauce and worked there until 1872 (the street where he worked is now named after him).


Émile Zola

With this object in view he visited the colliery of Anzin in northern France, in February 1884 when a strike was on; he visited La Beauce (for La Terre), Sedan, Ardennes (for La Débâcle) and travelled on the railway line between Paris and Le Havre (when researching La Bête humaine).

La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality

The name of La Nouvelle-Beauce reminds the one given to the area along the Chaudière River by the French authorities until the end of the French Regime in North America.

Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality

It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of Beauce, Frontenac, Mégantic, and Wolfe.

Placide Poulin

The introduction of acrylic as a new manufacturing material led him to establish Acrylica Inc. in Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, which specialized in acrylic bathtubs and whirlpools.

Saint-Elzéar, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Founded in 1855, it was named in tribute to Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay, seigneur of neighbouring Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce.

Saint-Georges, Quebec

Although a relatively small city, Saint-Georges is often considered the Metropolis of Beauce Region because it's the largest city in the region.

Saint-Ludger, Quebec

Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Beauce, Quebec, Canada.


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