Beaumonts Beyond Beaumont

The City of Beaumont is the community we live in. It is a place that we have grown to love. The name ‘Beaumont' means beautiful hill in French. As a tribute and our appreciation of our name, we are featuring other places that share the same appellation.

In Canada

Beaumont, Quebec

Beaumont, Quebec is a municipality of about 2,400 people 10 kilometers East of Lévis, next to the Saint Lawrence River, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is a mostly rural community, with most people working in Lévis as there are no major businesses in Beaumont. It was chosen as one of the top 20 nicest villages in the province of Quebec.

Beaumont Provincial Park, British Columbia

Located in British Columbia, Beaumont Provincial Park lies within the Nechako Plateau bordered to the west and north by the Hazelton, Skeena and Omineca mountains. The park offers a beautiful, sandy beach for swimming and sunbathing and a variety of facilities for water-oriented activities enhance visitor enjoyment. (from BC Parks)

Beaumont, New Brunswick (NB)

Beaumont, NB is an unincorporated area in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. It is located near the Bay of Fundy on a finger of land separating the Petitcodiac and Memramcook Rivers. View details regarding A Short History of Beaumont, New Brunswick. It is also home to mountain bike trails featuring spectacular views, and challenging terrain.

South of the Border

City of Beaumont, California(CA)

The City of Beaumont is a progressive city of over 40,000 people with a small-town feel. This city boasts of Master-planned communities and a warm and welcoming lifestyle. The City of Beaumont is one of Southern California's best-planned, fastest growing communities. It is a major transportation hub for goods and people because it is connected with the rest of the U.S. and world economy by rail and Interstate 10. To keep the traffic and its economy humming, US $150 million will be spent over the next decade to upgrade freeway interchanges.

City of Beaumont, Texas (TX)

The City of Beaumont, TX is located in southeast Texas along the Texas-Louisiana border and near the Gulf of Mexico. It has a population of about 120,000. Beaumont is the birthplace the largest oil discovery in Texas - the Spindletop gusher. This discovery jump started Texas' transformation into a major petroleum producer and industrial power.

Rest of the World (Europe)

Village of Beaumont, France

Beaumont is small French village located west of France in the department of Vienne of the French region Poitou-Charentes and part of the district of Châtellerault. As of 2007, there were less than 2,000 people living in the village of Beaumont.

Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland

Beaumont is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The suburb was named by Olivia Whitemore and Arthur Guinness in 1764. It sits at the top of a considerable ascent from Fairview and Georgian Dublin Coastlines. The clean Air and Northside views across Georgian Dublin to Wicklow Mountains inspired the name. From 1764 Olivia Whitmore and Arthur Guinness made their new family home in Beaumont House. Beaumont House is a protected structure and can be visited today. It is also home to the Beaumont Hospital.

As the 5th fastest growing municipality in Canada, the City of Beaumont in Alberta, the citizens of Beaumont, AB extend their salutations to the fellow residents of other Beaumonts in the world.