Courcelles–Saint-Évariste

Courcelles–Saint-Évariste (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɛl sɛ̃t‿evaʁist]) is a municipality in Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 105 km (65 mi) south of Quebec City.

Courcelles–Saint-Évariste
Municipality
Aerial view of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Courcelles–Saint-Évariste Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°52′26″N 70°58′59″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted	January 1, 2024
Government [2]
• Mayor	Francis Bélanger
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable (Courcelles), Beauce (Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth)
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	203.5 km2 (78.6 sq mi)
• Land	201.19 km2 (77.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,325
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.1%
• Dwellings	741
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1C0, G0M 1S0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-108

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

History

The Municipality of Courcelles–Saint-Évaristee was founded on January 1, 2024, by the merger of the municipalities of Courcelles and Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth.^[5]

Geography

Coucelles–Saint-Évariste is the gateway to the Eastern Townships tourist region on Route 108 linking the Beauce to the Eastern Townships. But even more significantly, the municipality occupies the centre of the triangle formed by the three service towns of Thetford Mines to the north, Saint-Georges to the east and Lac-Mégantic to the south. Situated on a hill, the view from Courcelles-Saint-Évariste is impressive. You can see some of the surrounding mountains, such as Mont Adstock.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Courcelles–Saint-Évariste had a population of 1,325 living in 621 of its 741 total dwellings, an -3.1% change from its 2016 population of 1,368.^[3]