Poularies, Quebec

Poularies
Municipality

Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Poularies

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°59′W / 48.667°N 78.983°WCoordinates: 48°40′N 78°59′W / 48.667°N 78.983°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled 1916
Constituted May 7, 1924
Government[2]
 • Mayor Claude Blais
 • Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
 • 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 Decrease 2.0%
 • Dwellings 276
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0Z 3E0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 101
Route 390
Website poularies.ao.ca

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.

The municipality was incorporated on May 7, 1924.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 272 (total dwellings: 276)

Mother tongue:[5]

Municipal council

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 50912 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Poularies". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Poularies census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Poularies community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-06.


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Macamic Authier
Palmarolle Taschereau
   Poularies  
Sainte-Germaine-Boulé Taschereau