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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is a city in central Québec, Canada on the St. Lawrence River, adjacent to Quebec City.

The town was founded in 1691 by three families (Desroches, Racette, Couture). It was merged with Quebec City in 2002, but later voted to demerge and was re-established as a separate municipality on January 1, 2006.

Education
Public schools:

  • École des Pionniers (pavillon Marguerite-Bourgeois and pavillon De La Salle)
  • École Les Bocages
  • École des Pionniers (pavillon Laure-Gaudreault)
    Private schools:
  • École Vision (Saint-Augustin) (preschool and primary)
  • Séminaire Saint-François (secondary)
  • Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy (collegial)

    Territory
    Total surface: 84,944 km2

    Population
    Total population 2006: 16 937

    Libraries
  • Bibliothèque Alain-Grandbois