Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth is a municipality in the
Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. 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 is 647 at the 2006 census.
As with several other municipalities located in the
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships (french: Cantons de l'Est) is an historical administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It lies between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the American border, and extends from Granby in the southwest, to Drummondv ...
, 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
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches