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Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth was a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It was part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 647 at the 2006 census.
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth | |
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Roman Catholic Church serving the parish of Saint-Évariste. | |
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°57′W / 45.933°N 70.950°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | March 1, 1870 |
| Named for | Pope Evaristus, James Bell Forsyth[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gaétan Bégin |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.22 km2 (42.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 525 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 18.9% |
| • Dwellings | 310 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-108 |
| Website | www |
As with several other municipalities located in the Eastern Townships, Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth derived its name from its Roman Catholic parish and its township. The parish is named after Pope Evaristus and the township after lumber baron James Bell Forsyth.
On January 1, 2024, the municipality merged with Courcelles to form the new municipality of Courcelles–Saint-Évariste.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56488". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec (Code 2429025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/lois_reglements/2023F/82199.pdf
External links edit
- Media related to Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth at Wikimedia Commons