Courcelles–Saint-Évariste Explained

Courcelles–Saint-Évariste
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates:45.8739°N -70.9831°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Beauce-Sartigan
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 2024
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Francis Bélanger
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Mégantic—L'Érable (Courcelles), Beauce (Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth)
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Beauce-Sud
Area Total Km2:203.5
Area Land Km2:201.19
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1325
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:6.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 3.1%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:741
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0M 1C0, G0M 1S0
Area Codes:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

Courcelles–Saint-Évariste is a municipality in Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 105km (65miles) south of Quebec City.

Artist Carmen Coulombe was born in Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.[2]

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.[3]

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada 2021 Census Census Profiles: Courcelles-Saint-Évariste . Statistics Canada.
  2. Book: Jules Heller. Nancy G. Heller. North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. 19 December 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-63882-5.
  3. Web site: 2023-12-20 . Les municipalités de Courcelles et de Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth regroupées dès le 1er janvier 2024 . 2024-01-01.