Authier, Quebec

Authier
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Authier Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°WCoordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1913
Constituted	September 20, 1918
Government[2]
• Mayor	Pierre Lambert
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
• Total	142.10 km^2 (54.87 sq mi)
• Land	142.25 km^2 (54.92 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	282
• Density	2.0/km^2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.2%
• Dwellings	123
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1C0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 111
Website	authier.ao.ca

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.

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. 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.