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authier+quebec Latitude and Longitude:

48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.850
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Authier
Authier in summer
Authier in summer
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Authier is located in Western Quebec
Authier
Authier
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.850 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
 • MayorYvon Gagné
 •  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 •  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
 • Land142.22 km2 (54.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total290
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 8.2%
 • Dwellings
134
Time zone UTC−5 ( EST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC−4 ( EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code 819
Highways R-111
Website authier.ao.ca/fr/ Edit this at Wikidata

Authier is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 290 in the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was constituted on September 20, 1918, and is named after Hector Authier (1881–1971). [1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Authier, Quebec
Year Pop. ±%
1976 461—    
1981 389−15.6%
1986 381−2.1%
1991 361−5.2%
1996 324−10.2%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 318−1.9%
2006 247−22.3%
2011 282+14.2%
2016 268−5.0%
2021 290+8.2%
Population figures based on revised counts.
Source: Statistics Canada [4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 129 (total dwellings: 134) [3]

Mother tongue (2021): [3]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.3%
  • English and French as first language: 1.7%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Local government

Municipal council (as of 2023): [5]

  • Mayor: Yvon Gagné
  • Councillors: Nathalie Gaudette, Angèle Auger, Cindy Demers, Ghislain Desaulniers, Véronique Hince, François Deschênes

List of former mayors:

  • Rita Julien (...–2001)
  • Pierre Lambert (2005–2013)
  • Marcel Cloutier (2013–2022)
  • Yvon Gagné (2022–present)

References

  1. ^ a b "Authier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ a b "Authier". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ a b c d "Authier, Quebec (Code 2487050) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Conseil municipal - Authier". authier.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 4 July 2023.



authier+quebec Latitude and Longitude:

48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.850
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Authier
Authier in summer
Authier in summer
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Authier is located in Western Quebec
Authier
Authier
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.850 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
 • MayorYvon Gagné
 •  Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 •  Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
 • Land142.22 km2 (54.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total290
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 8.2%
 • Dwellings
134
Time zone UTC−5 ( EST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC−4 ( EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code 819
Highways R-111
Website authier.ao.ca/fr/ Edit this at Wikidata

Authier is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 290 in the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was constituted on September 20, 1918, and is named after Hector Authier (1881–1971). [1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Authier, Quebec
Year Pop. ±%
1976 461—    
1981 389−15.6%
1986 381−2.1%
1991 361−5.2%
1996 324−10.2%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 318−1.9%
2006 247−22.3%
2011 282+14.2%
2016 268−5.0%
2021 290+8.2%
Population figures based on revised counts.
Source: Statistics Canada [4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 129 (total dwellings: 134) [3]

Mother tongue (2021): [3]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 98.3%
  • English and French as first language: 1.7%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Local government

Municipal council (as of 2023): [5]

  • Mayor: Yvon Gagné
  • Councillors: Nathalie Gaudette, Angèle Auger, Cindy Demers, Ghislain Desaulniers, Véronique Hince, François Deschênes

List of former mayors:

  • Rita Julien (...–2001)
  • Pierre Lambert (2005–2013)
  • Marcel Cloutier (2013–2022)
  • Yvon Gagné (2022–present)

References

  1. ^ a b "Authier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ a b "Authier". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ a b c d "Authier, Quebec (Code 2487050) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Conseil municipal - Authier". authier.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 4 July 2023.



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