Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec explained

Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:45.9333°N -127°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:March 1, 1870
Named For:Pope Evaristus, James Bell Forsyth
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gaétan Bégin
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Beauce
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Beauce-Sud
Area Total Km2:112.00
Area Land Km2:111.22
Population Total:525
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:4.7
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 18.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:310
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0M 1S0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

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 was 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.[1]

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  1. https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/lois_reglements/2023F/82199.pdf