Lac-Poulin, Quebec
Lac-Poulin | |
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Village municipality | |
![]() Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Lac-Poulin Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W / 46.100°N 70.817°WCoordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W / 46.100°N 70.817°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
Constituted | March 5, 1959 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Denis Drouin |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
• Land | 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 134 |
• Density | 153.0/km2 (396/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 150 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0M 1P0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Census profile | 2429095[3] |
MAMROT info | 29095[2] |
Toponymie info | 33285[1] |
Lac-Poulin is a village in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 134 as of 2011. Lac-Poulin is an enclave of Saint-Benoît-Labre.
Lac-Poulin is named after the lake it surrounds (Poulin), which was named after the first settler Claude Poulin. The first settlers QUEBEC included Claude Poulin (1614-1687) a carpenter, born in St Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France and his wife Jeanne Mercier (1621-1687)born in Luçon, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France. Poulin itself is a common last name in the region. The village is mainly a summer vacation site.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Reference number 33285 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Geographic code 29095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "(Code 2429095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Volumes 1-10 9-10 Edward VII., A.1910 Page 186 By Geographic Board of Canada
- Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
- Villages in Quebec