Courcelles-Saint-Évariste
View of Courcelles' Catholic Church
View of Courcelles' Catholic Church
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Courcelles-Saint-Évariste is located in Southern Quebec
Courcelles-Saint-Évariste
Courcelles-Saint-Évariste
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°00′W / 45.900°N 71.000°W / 45.900; -71.000[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2024
Government
  MayorFrancis Bélanger
  Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
  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
741
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418 and 581
Highways 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. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint%2D%C3%89variste&DGUIDlist=2021A00052430090,2021A00052429025&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 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.
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