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.

Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Ste-Germaine-Boulé is located in Western Quebec
Ste-Germaine-Boulé
Ste-Germaine-Boulé
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°36′N 79°07′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1932
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1954
Government
[2]
 • MayorJaclin Bégin
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total111.29 km2 (42.97 sq mi)
 • Land110.04 km2 (42.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total941
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 4.6%
 • Dwellings
398
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1M0
Area code819
Highways R-101 R-393
Websitewww.saintegermaineboule.com

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
Historical census populations – Sainte-Germaine-Boulé
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • 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):[2]

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

List of former mayors:[4]

  • 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)

References
  1. "Reference number 56187 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Sainte-Germaine-Boulé". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  3. "Sainte-Germaine-Boulé (Code 2487030) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "La magistrature". www.saintegermaineboule.com. Ste-Germaine-Boulé. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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