Poularies, Quebec
Poularies is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 164.95 km² and had a population of 679 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Poularies | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. | |
  Poularies Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°59′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1916 |
| Constituted | May 7, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Blais |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.20 km2 (64.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 170.41 km2 (65.80 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 679 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 276 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Z 3E0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
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| Website | poularies |
The municipality was incorporated on May 7, 1924.
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 679 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.0%)
- Population in 2006: 693
- Population in 2001: 751
- Population in 1996: 838
- Population in 1991: 835
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 272 (total dwellings: 276)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 3.6%
- French as first language: 95.0%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.4%
Municipal council
- Mayor: Gino Levesque
- Councillors: Johanne Bolduc, Diane Bouchard, Sophie Dallaire, Solange Maheux, Lucie Noël, Patrick Thiffault
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References
- Reference number 50912 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "Poularies". 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 2011-01-06.
- "Poularies census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Poularies community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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