Courcelles–Saint-Évariste is a municipality in Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 105 km (65 mi) south of Quebec City.
Courcelles–Saint-Évariste | |
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 Aerial view of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Courcelles–Saint-Évariste Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′26″N 70°58′59″W / 45.87389°N 70.98306°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | January 1, 2024 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francis Bélanger |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable (Courcelles), Beauce (Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth) |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 203.5 km2 (78.6 sq mi) |
| • Land | 201.19 km2 (77.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,325 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  3.1% |
| • Dwellings | 741 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-108 |
Artist Carmen Coulombe was born in Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.[4]
History
editThe Municipality of Courcelles–Saint-Évaristee was founded on January 1, 2024, by the merger of the municipalities of Courcelles and Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth.[5]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Courcelles–Saint-Évariste had a population of 1,325 living in 621 of its 741 total dwellings, an -3.1% change from its 2016 population of 1,368.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 15531". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29027". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Canada 2021 Census Census Profiles: Courcelles-Saint-Évariste". Statistics Canada.
- ^ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
- ^ "Les municipalités de Courcelles et de Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth regroupées dès le 1er janvier 2024". 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
External links
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