Poularies

Poularies
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Poularies Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°59′W
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)
• 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)	J0Z 3E0
Area code	819
Highways	R-101 R-390
Website	poularies.ao.ca

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.

The municipality was incorporated on May 7, 1924.

Demographics

Historical census populations – Poularies

Year	Pop.	±%
1931	715	—
1941	1,247	+74.4%
1951	1,246	−0.1%
1956	1,264	+1.4%
1961	1,196	−5.4%
1966	1,178	−1.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1971	972	−17.5%
1976	883	−9.2%
1981	903	+2.3%
1986	849	−6.0%
1991	835	−1.6%
1996	838	+0.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	751	−10.4%
2006	693	−7.7%
2011	679	−2.0%
2016	682	+0.4%
2021	662	−2.9%

Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 274 (total dwellings: 285)

Mother tongue (2021):

• 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):

• Mayor: Pierre Godbout
• Councillors: Priscillia Lefebvre, Tony Rancourt, Réal Rancourt, Hugh Fortier, Francine Vallières, Valérie Rancourt

External links

• Media related to Poularies at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website