Poularies
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Poularies (French pronunciation: [pulaʁi]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 168.19 square kilometres (64.94 sq mi) and had a population of 662 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
Poularies | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
  Poularies Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°59′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1916 |
| Constituted | May 7, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Godbout |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 169.73 km2 (65.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 168.19 km2 (64.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 662 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21)1 |  2.9% |
| • Dwellings | 285 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-101  R-390 |
| Website | poularies |
The municipality was incorporated on May 7, 1924.
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 274 (total dwellings: 285)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 98.5%
- English and French as first language: 0.8%
- Other as first language: 0%
Government
Municipal council (2023):[4]
- Mayor: Pierre Godbout
- Councillors: Priscillia Lefebvre, Tony Rancourt, Réal Rancourt, Hugh Fortier, Francine Vallières, Valérie Rancourt
