Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec

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Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Municipality
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Flag of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Flag
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°57′W / 46.067°N 70.950°W / 46.067; -70.950Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°57′W / 46.067°N 70.950°W / 46.067; -70.950[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
Constituted24 December 1997
Government
[2]
 • MayorLuc Lemieux
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total119.00 km2 (45.95 sq mi)
 • Land119.53 km2 (46.15 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,567
 • Density21.5/km2 (56/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
Decrease 2.3%
 • Dwellings
986
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
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 was 2,567 as of the Canadian census of 2011. It was named after Ephrem the Syrian.

Flag origin[]

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.

Economy[]

Some important industries are there so:

  • René Matériaux Composites
  • Porte Baillargeon
  • Industrie PHL
  • Filature Lemieux
  • Transport Couture

Administration[]

  • 1855 : Constitution of the municipalité de canton de Tring
  • 1866 : The municipalité de paroisse de Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring is created during the breakup of Tring.
  • 1870 : Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring changes its status to municipality.
  • 1897 : The municipalité de village de Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring detaches from the municipality.
  • 1956 : The municipality of Saint-Ephrem de Tring changed its name to municipalité de paroisse de Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
  • 1997 : Fusion between Saint-Éphrem-de-Tring and Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce to become the municipalité de Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce.

See also[]

Woodstock en Beauce

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 338811 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 29112 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2429112) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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