Beauce is a major geographic region located south of Quebec City in the province of Quebec. The region is overwhelmingly rural and borders the American state of Maine. Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (Gift of God shall make prosper) Area: 547. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Sheep eating grass in rural Australia Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Official languages None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 13. ...

Beauce (like other Quebec regions such as Gaspesie and Saguenay) is well-known throughout Quebec for its rural settings. Beauceron (Beauce's residents) are negatively stereotyped as being very versed in alcohol drinking, party-oriented, bar fighting and drug consumption. But, they are also positively stereotyped closely-knitted in regards to family and neighbours with a strong sense of community, built around their "épluchette de blé d'inde" (Corn on the comb get-together). These regional celebrations might explain the strong social cohesion in Beauce, especially amongst the youth. Such attributes are somewhat similar to redneck or white trash's stereotypes in the USA. The Gaspé Peninsula or just the Gaspé (la Gaspésie in French) is a North American peninsula on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec. ... Saguenay refers to: the city of Saguenay, Quebec; the Saguenay River; the region of the Saguenay (see Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean); the legendary Kingdom of the Saguenay. ... Stereotypes are considered to be a group concept, held by one social group about another. ... Binge drinking is commonly defined as drinking alcohol solely for the purpose of intoxication. ... Retail selling Street selling is the bottom of the chain and can be accomplished through purchasing from prostitutes, through cloaked retail stores or refuse houses for users in the act located in red-light districts which often also deal in paraphernalia, dealers marketing merriment at night clubs and other events... A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups, typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by comparable legal relationships including domestic partnership, adoption, surname and in some cases ownership (as was the case in the Roman... Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... In modern usage, redneck predominantly refers to a particular stereotype of whites from the Southern United States, Appalachia, Ozarks, and Rocky Mountain States. ... White trash is an American ethnic slur or racial epithet usually used to describe certain low income persons of European descent, especially those perceived as having crude manners, abnormally low moral standards, and lack of education. ...

Recently, a music festival named Woodstock en Beauce reached some popularity in the province of Quebec and to a lower extent in Canada and the United States. The music festival tries to recreate the famous Woodstock festival which is emblematic of the late 1960s hippie movement. The festival is recognized for the large amount of illegal drugs consumed by the participants and tolerated by police officials. Nonetheless, this year more than 2 pounds of Magic Mushrooms have been seized. A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... Woodstock redirects here. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Flower Power Bus Hippie (also hippy) is a term originally used to describe some of the rebellious youth of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Magic mushrooms are also known as sacred mushrooms, psychedelic mushrooms, and, more generally, hallucinogenic mushrooms. ...

The region is also distinguishable for its Beauce French accent which differs from other Quebec accents. (e.g. It is known for saying "orjé" instead of "oreillé"). Quebec French or Québécois French is a dialect of French spoken natively by the great majority (82. ...

The major cities are Saint-Georges de Beauce Sainte-Marie de Beauce, and Beauceville. St-Georges de Beauce is a city in Quebec, Canada. ...

See also

• List of Quebec regions