Lac-Poulin, Quebec

Lac-Poulin is a village in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 134 as of 2011. Lac-Poulin is an enclave of Saint-Benoît-Labre.

Lac-Poulin
Village municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Lac-Poulin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedMarch 5, 1959
Government
 • MayorDenis Drouin
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
 • Land0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total134
 • Density153.0/km2 (396/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.7%
 • Dwellings
150
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Census profile2429095[3]
MAMROT info29095[2]
Toponymie info33285[1]

Lac-Poulin is named after the lake it surrounds (Poulin), which was named after the first settler Claude Poulin. The first settlers QUEBEC included Claude Poulin (1614-1687) a carpenter, born in St Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France and his wife Jeanne Mercier (1621-1687)born in Luçon, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France. Poulin itself is a common last name in the region. The village is mainly a summer vacation site.

References
  1. Reference number 33285 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 29095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2429095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Volumes 1-10 9-10 Edward VII., A.1910 Page 186 By Geographic Board of Canada

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