Lac-Poulin | |
|---|---|
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°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| 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 |  0.7% |
| • Dwellings | 150 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| 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
- ^ a b Reference number 33285 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b c Geographic code 29095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ 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