Lac-Poulin, Quebec

Lac-Poulin
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Lac-Poulin is located in Southern Quebec
Lac-Poulin
Lac-Poulin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W / 46.100°N 70.817°W / 46.100; -70.817[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedMarch 5, 1959
Government
 • MayorDenis Drouin
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
 • Land0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total171
 • Density195.3/km2 (506/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 16.3%
 • Dwellings
154
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Census profile[1][3]
MAMROT info29095[2]
Toponymie info33285[1]
Websitewww.lacpoulin.ca

Lac-Poulin is a village in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 171 as of 2021. 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 Claude Poulin (1614-1687), a carpenter, was born in St Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France and his wife Jeanne Mercier (1621-1687) was born in Luçon, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France. Poulin is a common last name in the region. The village is mainly a summer vacation site.

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33285". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.