Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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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.
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: Proud of our municipality! (French: Fiers de notre municipalité!) | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°57′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | 24 December 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carl Gilbert |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| 119.00 km2 (45.95 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 118.90 km2 (45.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 2,323 | |
| • Density | 19.5/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,373 |
| • Pop 2011–2021 |  3.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,054 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-108  R-269  R-271 |
| Website | www |
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.
Demographics
Population trend[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2021 | 2,323 | 3.2% |
| 2016 | 2,400 | 6.5% |
| 2011 | 2,567 | 2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,627 |  1.6% |
| 2001 | 2,585 | N/A |
Economy
Some important industries are there so:
- René Matériaux Composites
- Porte Baillargeon
- Industrie PHL
- Filature Lemieux
- Transport Couture