Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Municipality

Flag

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°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
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 Decrease 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:

Administration

See also

Woodstock en Beauce

References



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