Authier, Quebec

Authier is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 282 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Authier
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Authier
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
[2]
 • MayorPierre Lambert
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total142.10 km2 (54.87 sq mi)
 • Land142.25 km2 (54.92 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total282
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 14.2%
 • Dwellings
123
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1C0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 111
Websiteauthier.ao.ca

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

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 282 (2006 to 2011 population change: 14.2%)
  • Population in 2006: 247
  • Population in 2001: 318
  • Population in 1996: 324
  • Population in 1991: 361

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 118 (total dwellings: 123)

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council
  • Mayor: Pierre Lambert
  • Councillors: Angèle Auger, Nathalie Ayotte, Marcel Cloutier, Ghislain Desaulniers, Joël Morissette, Serge Plante

References
  1. "Authier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. "Authier". 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 2011-01-10.
  3. "Authier census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Authier community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.





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