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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Authier
Municipality
Authier in summerAuthier in summer
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCMLocation within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Authier is located in Western QuebecAuthierAuthierLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.850
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
 • MayorYvon Gagné
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total143.54 km (55.42 sq mi)
 • Land142.22 km (54.91 sq mi)
Population
 • Total290
 • Density2.0/km (5/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)Increase 8.2%
 • Dwellings134
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0Z 1C0
Area code819
Highways R-111
Websiteauthier.ao.ca/fr/ Edit this at Wikidata

Authier (French pronunciation: [otje]) 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).

Demographics

Historical census populations – Authier, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 461—    
1981 389−15.6%
1986 381−2.1%
1991 361−5.2%
1996 324−10.2%
YearPop.±%
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

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

Mother tongue (2021):

  • 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):

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

List of former mayors:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2023)
  • Rita Julien (...–2001)
  • Pierre Lambert (2005–2013)
  • Marcel Cloutier (2013–2022)
  • Yvon Gagné (2022–present)

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 et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ "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.
Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Authier-Nord
Macamic Authier Rivière-Ojima
Poularies Taschereau
Quebec Subdivisions of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
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