Its origin is uncertain, but possibly it refers to Éva Girard, wife of the surveyor Fernand Fafard, who surveyed several townships of Abitibi between 1912 and 1920.

Another hypothesis is that it came from the Norman or Dutch word hève, meaning "hollow rock".

[1] In 1935 as part of the Vautrin Settlement Plan, the place was colonized and was originally called Aux Quatre-Coins (French for "At Four Corners").

[1] It first settlers came from Amos and Barraute to cultivate the fertile soil along Lake Malartic.

[4] On March 8, 1982, it was incorporated as a municipality from previously unorganized territory, with Guy Authier as first mayor.