Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec

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.

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[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedMarch 1, 1870
Government
 • MayorGaétan Bégin
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
 • Land111.22 km2 (42.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total525
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 18.9%
 • Dwellings
310
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1S0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 108
Websitewww.st-evariste.qc.ca

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. Geographic code 29025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2429025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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