Authier is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in northwestern Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality is located in Northwestern Quebec. The Regional County Municipality seat is La Sarre.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Duparquet**La Sarre**Macamic*Municipalities**Authier...

. It covers 139.72 km² and had a population of 305 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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.

The municipality was incorporated on September 20, 1918, and named after Hector Authier

Hector Authier

Hector Authier was a Canadian politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer.-Member of the legislature:Authier won a by-election in 1923 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly for the provincial district of Abitibi...

(1881–1971).

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 247 (2001 to 2006 population change: -22.3 %)
• Population in 2001: 318
• Population in 1996: 324
• Population in 1991: 361

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 95 (total dwellings: 115)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 100 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0 %

Municipal council

• Mayor: Pierre Lambert
• Councillors: Angèle Auger, Nathalie Ayotte, Marcel Cloutier, Ghislain Desaulniers, Joël Morissette, Serge Plante