Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Quebec

Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth
Municipality
Roman Catholic Church serving the parish of Saint-Évariste.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°57′W / 45.933°N 70.950°WCoordinates: 45°56′N 70°57′W / 45.933°N 70.950°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted	March 1, 1870
Government[2]
• Mayor	Gaétan Bégin
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
• Total	112.00 km^2 (43.24 sq mi)
• Land	111.22 km^2 (42.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	525
• Density	4.7/km^2 (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	18.9%
• Dwellings	310
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1S0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 108
Website	www.st-evariste.qc.ca

Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth 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 647 at the 2006 census.

As with several other municipalities located in the Eastern Townships, Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth derives its name from its Roman Catholic parish and its township. The parish is named after Pope Evaristus and the township after lumber baron James Bell Forsyth.

References

1. Reference number 56488 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 29025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2429025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec