Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. |
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Location in southern Quebec. | ||
Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°57′W / 46.067°N 70.950°WCoordinates: 46°04′N 70°57′W / 46.067°N 70.950°W | ||
Country | Canada | |
Province | Quebec | |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches | |
RCM | Beauce-Sartigan | |
Constituted | 24 December 1997 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Luc Lemieux | |
• Federal riding | Beauce | |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud | |
Area | ||
• Total | 119.00 km2 (45.95 sq mi) | |
• Land | 119.53 km2 (46.15 sq mi) | |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 2,567 | |
• Density | 21.5/km2 (56/sq mi) | |
• Pop 2006–2011 | 2.3% | |
• Dwellings | 986 | |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
Postal code(s) | G0M 1R0 | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 | |
Highways |
Route 108 Route 269 Route 271 |
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce 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 2,680 as of 2006. It was named after Ephrem the Syrian.
It incorporates the same colours as the French flag as a sign of the community's French identity. The three green maple leaves on a white background represent its maple country location, while the number three is for the founding communities of Saint-Isidore, Sainte-Marie and Beauceville. The flag was adopted in 1955.
Some important industries are there so: