Authier, Quebec

Authier
Municipality
Authier in summer
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Authier Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°44′N 78°51′W / 48.733°N 78.850°W / 48.733; -78.8501
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1913
Constituted	September 20, 1918
Government 2
• Mayor	Yvon Gagné
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area 23
• Total	143.54 km2 (55.42 sq mi)
• Land	142.22 km2 (54.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)3
• Total	290
• Density	2/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	8.2%
• Dwellings	134
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1C0
Area code	819
Highways	R-111
Website	authier.ao.ca/fr/

Authier (French pronunciation: [otje]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 290 in the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was constituted on September 20, 1918, and is named after Hector Authier (1881–1971).¹

Authier was founded on September 20, 1918.

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 129 (total dwellings: 134)³

Mother tongue (2021):³

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 98.3%
• English and French as first language: 1.7%
• Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council (as of 2023):⁵

• Mayor: Yvon Gagné
• Councillors: Nathalie Gaudette, Angèle Auger, Cindy Demers, Ghislain Desaulniers, Véronique Hince, François Deschênes

List of former mayors:

• Rita Julien (...–2001)
• Pierre Lambert (2005–2013)
• Marcel Cloutier (2013–2022)
• Yvon Gagné (2022–present)