Evanturel is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in Timiskaming District, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It almost completely surrounds the town of Englehart

Englehart, Ontario

Englehart is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Englehart River in the Timiskaming District.-History:...

. The main settlement in Evanturel is the community of Heaslip.

It was named after François-Eugène-Alfred Évanturel, the first Francophone

Francophone

The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....

speaker for the Ontario legislative assembly.

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 473 (2001 to 2006 population change: -6.5 %)
• Population in 2001: 506
• Population in 1996: 493
• Population in 1991: 504

Private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 180 (total: 189)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 85 %
• French as first language: 13 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 2 %