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.
Authier | |
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 Authier in summer | |
 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
  Authier Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1913 |
| Constituted | September 20, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvon Gagné |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 142.22 km2 (54.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 290 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  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 |
The municipality was constituted on September 20, 1918, and is named after Hector Authier (1881–1971).[1]
Demographics edit
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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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Authier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "Authier". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b c d "Authier, Quebec (Code 2487050) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Conseil municipal - Authier". authier.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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