Authier, Quebec

Authier
Authier in summer
Authier in summer
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Authier is located in Western Quebec
Authier
Authier
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.850[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedSeptember 20, 1918
Government
 • MayorYvon Gagné
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
 • Land142.22 km2 (54.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total290
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 8.2%
 • Dwellings
134
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-111
Websiteauthier.ao.ca/fr/ Edit this at Wikidata

Authier is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 290 in the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was constituted on September 20, 1918, and is named after Hector Authier (1881–1971).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Authier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ a b "Authier". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ a b "Authier, Quebec (Code 2487050) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.