Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec

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]
 • MayorLuc Lemieux
 • 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 code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-108
R-269
R-271
Websitewww.saint-ephrem.com

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. ^ "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".