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Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec

Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Municipality
Roman Catholic Church serving the parish of Saint-Évariste.
Roman Catholic Church serving the parish of Saint-Évariste.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
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
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted March 1, 1870
Government
 • Mayor Gaétan Bégin
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area
 • Total 112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
 • Land 111.22 km2 (42.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 525
 • Density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 18.9%
 • Dwellings 310
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
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.




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