Lac-Poulin is a village in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 171 as of 2021. Lac-Poulin is an enclave of Saint-Benoît-Labre.
Lac-Poulin | |
|---|---|
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Lac-Poulin Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W / 46.100°N 70.817°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | March 5, 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Drouin |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 171 |
| • Density | 195.3/km2 (506/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  16.3% |
| • Dwellings | 154 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Census profile | [1][3] |
| MAMROT info | 29095[2] |
| Toponymie info | 33285[1] |
| Website | www |
Lac-Poulin is named after the lake it surrounds (Poulin), which was named after the first settler Claude Poulin. The first settlers Claude Poulin (1614-1687), a carpenter, was born in St Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France and his wife Jeanne Mercier (1621-1687) was born in Luçon, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France. Poulin is a common last name in the region. The village is mainly a summer vacation site.
History edit
Lac-Poulin was created in 1959 when it split away from Saint-Benoit-Labre.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Poulin had a population of 171 living in 75 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of 16.3% from its 2016 population of 147. With a land area of 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.3/km2 (503.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33285". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Volumes 1-10 9-10 Edward VII., A.1910 Page 186 By Geographic Board of Canada