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Courcelles, Quebec

Place in Quebec, Canada

45°52′26″N 70°58′59″W / 45.8739°N 70.9831°W / 45.8739; -70.9831^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionEstrieRCMLe GranitConstitutedApril 6, 1904Government

^[2]

• MayorMario Quirion • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable • Prov. ridingBeauce-SudArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total91.50 km² (35.33 sq mi) • Land90.34 km² (34.88 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total814 • Density9/km² (20/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

1.1% • Dwellings

430Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0M 1C0

Area codes418 and 581Highways

R-108Websitemuncourcelles.qc.ca

Courcelles was a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada. It was approximately 105 km (65 mi) south of Quebec City.

Artist Carmen Coulombe was born in Courcelles.^[4]

History

The Municipality of Courcelles was founded on April 6, 1904. It was made from parts of the neighboring municipalities of Lambton, Saint-Sébastien and Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth.

On January 1, 2024, the municipality merged with Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth to form the new municipality of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada reported that Courcelles had a population of 814 living in 391 of its 430 total dwellings, an -1.1% change from its 2016 population of 823.^[3]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 15531". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b ^c Canada 2021 Census Census Profiles: Courcelles. Statistics Canada.
^ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
^ https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/lois_reglements/2023F/82199.pdf