Courcelles, Quebec

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Courcelles
View of Courcelles' Catholic Church
View of Courcelles' Catholic Church
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted April 6, 1904
Government[1]
 • Mayor Mario Quirion
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[1][2]
 • Total 91.50 km2 (35.33 sq mi)
 • Land 90.34 km2 (34.88 sq mi)
Population (2021)[2]
 • Total 814
 • Density 9/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021 Decrease 1.1%
 • Dwellings 430
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0M 1C0
Highways Route 108
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Courcelles was a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. It was approximately 105 km (65 mi) south of Quebec City.

Artist Carmen Coulombe was born in Courcelles.[4]

History

The Municipality of Courcelles was founded on April 6, 1904. It was made from parts of the neighboring municipalities of Lambton, Saint-Sébastien and Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth.

On January 1, 2024, the municipality merged with Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth to form the new municipality of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Courcelles had a population of 814 living in 391 of its 430 total dwellings, an -1.1% change from its 2016 population of 823.[2]

References

External links

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