Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec

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Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Roman Catholic Church serving the parish of Saint-Évariste.
Roman Catholic Church serving the parish of Saint-Évariste.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted March 1, 1870
Named for Pope Evaristus, James Bell Forsyth[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Gaétan Bégin
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
 • 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 Decrease 18.9%
 • Dwellings 310
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0M 1S0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 108
Website www.st-evariste.qc.ca

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.

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reference number 56488 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 29025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/lois_reglements/2023F/82199.pdf

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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