Poularies

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.

Poularies
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Poularies Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°40′N 78°59′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1916
Constituted	May 7, 1924
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pierre Godbout
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	169.73 km2 (65.53 sq mi)
• Land	168.19 km2 (64.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• 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

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)^[3]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• 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):^[4]

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