Authier, Quebec

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Authier
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.850 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
[2]
  MayorYvon Gagné
   Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
   Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area
  Total
143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
  Land142.22 km2 (54.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
  Total
290
  Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Pop (2016-21)
Increase2.svg 8.2%
  Dwellings
134
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code 819
HighwaysQc111.svg R-111
Website authier.ao.ca/fr/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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

History

Authier was founded on September 20, 1918.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Authier, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 317    
1931 574+81.1%
1941 878+53.0%
1951 831−5.4%
1956 806−3.0%
1961 673−16.5%
1966 560−16.8%
1971 542−3.2%
1976 461−14.9%
YearPop.±%
1981 389−15.6%
1986 381−2.1%
1991 361−5.2%
1996 324−10.2%
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 [4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 129 (total dwellings: 134) [3]

Mother tongue (2021): [3]

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023): [5]

List of former mayors:

References

  1. 1 2 "Authier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. 1 2 "Authier". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Authier, Quebec (Code 2487050) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "Conseil municipal - Authier". authier.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 4 July 2023.