Courcelles, Quebec

Courcelles (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɛl] ^ⓘ) was a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. It was approximately 105 km (65 mi) south of Quebec City.

Courcelles
View of Courcelles' Catholic Church
Location within Le Granit RCM
Courcelles Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°52′26″N 70°58′59″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	April 6, 1904
Government [2]
• Mayor	Mario Quirion
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	91.50 km2 (35.33 sq mi)
• Land	90.34 km2 (34.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	814
• Density	9/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.1%
• Dwellings	430
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1C0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-108
Website	muncourcelles.qc.ca

Artist Carmen Coulombe was born in Courcelles.^[4]

History

The Municipality of Courcelles was founded on April 6, 1904. It was made from parts of the neighboring municipalities of Lambton, Saint-Sébastien and Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth.

On January 1, 2024, the municipality merged with Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth to form the new municipality of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Courcelles had a population of 814 living in 391 of its 430 total dwellings, an -1.1% change from its 2016 population of 823.^[3]