Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | ||
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce 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[1] | ||
Country | Canada | |
Province | Quebec | |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches | |
RCM | Beauce-Sartigan | |
Constituted | 24 December 1997 | |
Government[2] | ||
• Mayor | Luc Lemieux | |
• Federal riding | Beauce | |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud | |
Area[2][3] | ||
• 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 | ||
Population (2011)[3] | ||
• 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.
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 tomunicipalité 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
References
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce | Saint-Victor | |||
Adstock | Saint-Benoît-Labre | |||
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La Guadeloupe | Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley |
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