Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Municipality
Flag of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Flag
Motto: 
Proud of our municipality! (French: Fiers de notre municipalité!)
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; -70.950[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
Constituted24 December 1997
Government
[2]
 • MayorCarl Gilbert
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
119.00 km2 (45.95 sq mi)
 • Land118.90 km2 (45.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,323
 • Density19.5/km2 (51/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011–2021
Decrease 3.2%
 • Dwellings
1,054
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1R0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-108
R-269
R-271
Websitewww.saint-ephrem.com

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿efʁɛm də bos], lit. 'Saint Éphrem of 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.

History

  • 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.

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.

Geography

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce lies to the south-west of Saint-Georges, on the banks of the Rivière des Hamel, which flows from the south-west of the municipality towards the north-east, where it meets the Bras Saint-Victor, which crosses the municipality from south to north.

The municipality covers an area of approximately 120 square kilometres.

Economy

Some important industries are there so:

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

See also

Woodstock en Beauce

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 338811". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29112". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada – Validation Error".



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