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" (; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachia ...
region and the population was 2,567 as of the Canadian census of 2011. It was named after
Ephrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian (; ), also known as Ephraem the Deacon, Ephrem of Edessa or Aprem of Nisibis, (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ — ''Mâr Aphrêm Sûryâyâ)'' was a prominent Christian theology, Christian theologian and Christian literat ...
.
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
The rivière des Hamel (''in English: Hamel River'') is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the muni ...
, which flows from the south-west of the municipality towards the north-east, where it meets the
Bras Saint-Victor
The Bras Saint-Victor (''in English: Saint-Victor arm'') is a tributary of the west shore of the Chaudière River which flows northward to empty onto the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. It flows in the administrative region of Chaudière- ...
, which crosses the municipality from south to north.
The municipality covers an area of approximately 120 square kilometres.
Economy
Some important industries are there so:
* René Matériaux Composites
* Porte Baillargeon
* Industrie PHL
* Filature Lemieux
* Transport Couture
See also
Woodstock en Beauce
References
Commission de toponymie du Québec
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Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
Municipalities in Quebec