Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
# Sainte-Germaine-Boulé

Sainte-Germaine-Boulé is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 110.04 square kilometres (42.49 sq mi) and had a population of 941 as of the 2021 Canadian census.

The municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1954.

## History

Sainte-Germaine-Boulé was first settled in 1922 when the family of Noël Boucher and Marie Couillard moved in. The sector was still part of the municipality of Palmarolle at the time. The municipality started in 1932 with the arrival of the family of Roméo Drouin, his brother Amédée Drouin and their parents Louis Drouin and Démérise Beaudoin. One year later a visit of Mgr Rhéaume was organized to fix the location of a future church.

The sector continued to develop at a steady pace until 1954 when it officially became its own separate municipality from Palmarolle, as well as by gaining territory from the nearby Poularies. The original name of the new municipality was Sainte-Germaine-de-Palmarolle but it was changed to Sainte-Germaine-Boulé five months later.

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| - | - | - |
| 1956 | 1,299 | — |
| 1961 | 1,370 | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 1,276 | −6.9% |
| 1971 | 1,152 | −9.7% |
| 1976 | 1,101 | −4.4% |
| 1981 | 1,058 | −3.9% |
| 1986 | 1,087 | +2.7% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 1,118 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,076 | −3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,005 | −6.6% |
| 2006 | 942 | −6.3% |
| 2011 | 895 | −5.0% |
| 2016 | 986 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 941 | −4.6% |

Source: Statistics Canada :

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 384 (total dwellings: 398)

Mother tongue (2021):

* English as first language: 0%
* French as first language: 99.5%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 0%

## Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):

* Mayor: Jaclin Bégin
* Councillors: Christine Doré, Mélanie Caron-Croisetière, David Goulet, Frédéric Audet, Marc Vallières, Mélanie Morin

List of former mayors:

* Adélard Turgeon (1954–1956)
* Adrien Gagnon (1956–1962)
* Louis Audet (1962–1973)
* Gérard Paradis (1973–1975)
* Amédée Morin (1975–1979)
* Bernard Jobin (1979–1983)
* Daniel Audet (1983–1986)
* Richard Audet (1986–1997)
* Jaclin Bégin (1997–present)
