Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Quebec
| Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | ||
  Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce Location in southern Quebec. | ||
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°57′W / 46.067°N 70.950°WCoordinates: 46°04′N 70°57′W / 46.067°N 70.950°W[1] | ||
| Country |
 Canada | |
| Province |
 Quebec | |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches | |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan | |
| Constituted | 24 December 1997 | |
| Government[2] | ||
| • Mayor | Luc Lemieux | |
| • Federal riding | Beauce | |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud | |
| Area[2][3] | ||
| • Total | 119.00 km2 (45.95 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 119.53 km2 (46.15 sq mi) | |
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There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | ||
| Population (2011)[3] | ||
| • Total | 2,567 | |
| • Density | 21.5/km2 (56/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |
 2.3% | |
| • Dwellings | 986 | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | G0M 1R0 | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 | |
| Highways |
 Route 108  Route 269  Route 271 | |
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 is 2,680 as of 2006. 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 tomunicipalité 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
References
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Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce | Saint-Victor | | |
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Saint-Benoît-Labre | ||
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| La Guadeloupe | Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley |
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