Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth was a municipality in the
Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. It was part of the
Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 647 at the 2006 census.
As with several other municipalities located in the
Eastern Townships, Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth derived 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.
On January 1, 2024, the municipality merged with
Courcelles to form the new municipality of
Courcelles–Saint-Évariste.
References
Commission de toponymie du Québec
External links
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Former municipalities in Quebec