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 134 as of 2011. Lac-Poulin is an enclave of Saint-Benoît-Labre.

Lac-Poulin
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Lac-Poulin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W[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
 (2011)[3]
  Total134
  Density153.0/km2 (396/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
0.7%
  Dwellings
150
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1P0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Census profile2429095[3]
MAMROT info29095[2]
Toponymie info33285[1]

Lac-Poulin is named after the lake it surrounds (Poulin), which was named after the first settler Claude Poulin. The first settlers QUEBEC included Claude Poulin (1614-1687) a carpenter, born in St Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France and his wife Jeanne Mercier (1621-1687)born in Luçon, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France. Poulin itself is a common last name in the region. The village is mainly a summer vacation site.

References



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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