Authier, Quebec
# Authier, Quebec

Authier 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).

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1976 | 461 | — |
| 1981 | 389 | −15.6% |
| 1986 | 381 | −2.1% |
| 1991 | 361 | −5.2% |
| 1996 | 324 | −10.2% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2001 | 318 | −1.9% |
| 2006 | 247 | −22.3% |
| 2011 | 282 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 268 | −5.0% |
| 2021 | 290 | +8.2% |

Population figures based on revised counts. Source: Statistics Canada :

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

Mother tongue (2021):

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

## Local government

Municipal council (as of 2023):

* 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)
