Courcelles, Quebec
Courcelles was a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. It was approximately 105 km (65 mi) south of Quebec City.
Courcelles | |
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View of Courcelles' Catholic Church | |
Location within Le Granit RCM | |
Courcelles Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′26″N 70°58′59″W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | April 6, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Quirion |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.50 km2 (35.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 90.34 km2 (34.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 814 |
| • Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 1.1% |
| • Dwellings | 430 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-108 |
| Website | muncourcelles |
Artist Carmen Coulombe was born in Courcelles.[4]
History
The Municipality of Courcelles was founded on April 6, 1904. It was made from parts of the neighboring municipalities of Lambton, Saint-Sébastien and Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth.
On January 1, 2024, the municipality merged with Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth to form the new municipality of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Courcelles had a population of 814 living in 391 of its 430 total dwellings, an -1.1% change from its 2016 population of 823.[3]
References
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 15531". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- Canada 2021 Census Census Profiles: Courcelles. Statistics Canada.
- 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.
- https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/lois_reglements/2023F/82199.pdf
External links
- Media related to Courcelles, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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