Saint-George is first mentioned in 1153 as Sancti Georgii de Essartinis.

[3] Saint-George has an area, as of 2009[update], of 12.32 square kilometers (4.76 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located along the Col du Marchairuz road.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, St. George riding a Horse all Or, haloed Argent and shielded Argent a cross Gules, killing a Dragon Sable lined Or.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (535 or 86.6%), with German being second most common (43 or 7.0%) and English being third (20 or 3.2%).

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Saint-George is; 133 children or 14.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 109 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The village mill is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[14] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 16.94% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 226 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.4%.

[9] There were 305 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.3% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 101.

In the tertiary sector; 27 or 39.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 2 or 2.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 5 or 7.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 6 or 8.8% were in education and 24 or 35.3% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 129 or 20.9% were Roman Catholic, while 302 or 48.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

[18] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 1,249 children of which 563 children (45.1%) received subsidized pre-school care.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.