Courcelles–Saint-Évariste

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
45°52′26″N 70°58′59″W / 45.87389°N 70.98306°W / 45.87389; -70.98306[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMBeauce-SartiganConstitutedJanuary 1, 2024Government • MayorFrancis Bélanger • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable (Courcelles), Beauce (Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth) • Prov. ridingBeauce-SudArea • Total203.5 km2 (78.6 sq mi) • Land201.19 km2 (77.68 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,325 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 3.1% • Dwellings
741Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area codes418 and 581Highways R-108

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.

Artist Carmen Coulombe was born in Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.[4]

History

The 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

In 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

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 15531". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29027". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Canada 2021 Census Census Profiles: Courcelles-Saint-Évariste". Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ 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.
  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

  • Media related to Courcelles–Saint-Évariste at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Courcelles–Saint-Évariste