Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec

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.

Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
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
Named forPope Evaristus, James Bell Forsyth[1]
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)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-108
Websitewww.st-evariste.qc.ca

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.[4]

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