The region La Beauce, also known as " the country of maple trees ", beholds 
an important concentration of maple sugar bushes, specificly maple trees 
(acer saccharum). Aswell, within La Beauce, one will discover the largest 
amount of maple sugar shacks in the province of Québec (more than 2 600). 
More than 20% of the world production in made in La Beauce on an area 
of less than 3 750 square-kilometres. In Beauce, the tradition of maple
sugar is vigorous and the enthusiasm for the product is everywhere palpable.
La Beauce is part of the greater region of Chaudière-Appalaches, 
on the south shore of the Saint-Lawrence River and Québec City.

The ingenious people from Beauce are known as self-starters and 
entrepreneurs. They have forged their kingdom in the heart of the 
Appalachian mountain range, to the rhythm imposed by the 
Chaudière river and its imposing, spectacular but often disastrous
spring thaw. The history of Beauce is rich and various, the river 
Chaudière’s valley being the oldest cradle of colonisation in Québec 
after the Saint-Lawrence river corridor. Beauce received its first settlers in 1737.

The answer to why the word Beauce was chosen for this region goes back 
to the foundation of Québec city in 1608 and is attributed to Samuel de 
Champlain. He caressed great ambitions for the new capital. In fact, 
Champlain wished that Québec beats Paris in size ! For that reason, 
he decided to give to the south region of his capital the same name 
as the one south of Paris! The two (2) Beauce’s also have in common 
rich and fertile land of exceptional quality. So goes the anecdote