Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec

Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Municipality
Roman Catholic Church serving the parish of Saint-Évariste.

Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°57′W / 45.933°N 70.950°W / 45.933; -70.950Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°57′W / 45.933°N 70.950°W / 45.933; -70.950[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted March 1, 1870
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 UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0M 1S0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 108
Website www.st-evariste.qc.ca

Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is 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 derives 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.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56488 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 29025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2429025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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