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 Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...

region and the population was 2,567 as of the Canadian census of 2011. It was named after

Ephrem the Syrian Ephrem the Syrian ( syc, ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, Mār ʾAp̄rêm Sūryāyā, ; grc-koi, Ἐφραὶμ ὁ Σῦρος, Efrém o Sýros; la, Ephraem Syrus; am, ቅዱስ ኤፍሬም ሶርያዊ; ), also known as Saint Ephrem, Saint ...

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 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''.

References

Commission de toponymie du Québec

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Ephrem-De-Beauce Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Municipalities in Quebec

Flag origin

Economy

Administration

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