| Region | Estrie |
|---|---|
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | April 6, 1904 |
| Mayor | Mario Quirion |
| Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area total | 91.50 km² |
| Area land | 90.34 km² |
| Population total | 814 |
| Population as of | 2021 |
| Population density | 9 km² |
| Pop 2016-2021 | 1.1% |
| Dwellings | 430 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| Time zone (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0M 1C0 |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Extinct date | January 1, 2024 |
Courcelles (kuʁsɛl) 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.[1]
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.[2]
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Règlements et autres actes" [Regulations and other acts] (in French). Archived 2023-12-27 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Canada 2021 Census Census Profiles: Courcelles. Statistics Canada.