Authier, Quebec
Authier is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 282 in the Canada 2011 Census.
Authier | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. | |
Authier Location in western Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
Settled | 1913 |
Constituted | September 20, 1918 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Lambert |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 142.10 km2 (54.87 sq mi) |
• Land | 142.25 km2 (54.92 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 282 |
• Density | 2.0/km2 (5/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 123 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0Z 1C0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | |
Website | authier |
The municipality was constituted on September 20, 1918, and is named after Hector Authier (1881–1971).[1]
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 282 (2006 to 2011 population change: 14.2%)
- Population in 2006: 247
- Population in 2001: 318
- Population in 1996: 324
- Population in 1991: 361
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 118 (total dwellings: 123)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Municipal council
- Mayor: Pierre Lambert
- Councillors: Angèle Auger, Nathalie Ayotte, Marcel Cloutier, Ghislain Desaulniers, Joël Morissette, Serge Plante
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References
- "Authier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- "Authier". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- "Authier census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Authier community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
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