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Lac-Poulin, Quebec
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.

History

Lac-Poulin was created in 1959 when it split away from Saint-Benoit-Labre.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Poulin had a population of 171 living in 75 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of 16.3% from its 2016 population of 147. With a land area of 0.88 km (0.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.3/km (503.3/sq mi) in 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33285". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.



Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Volumes 1-10 9-10 Edward VII., A.1910 Page 186 By Geographic Board of Canada

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