Sainte-Germaine-Boulé is a municipality in northwestern

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, in the

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (''English: Abitibi West'') is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre. Subdivisions There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Citi ...

. It covers and had a population of 986 as of the

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. 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 Palmarolle is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 118.36 km2 and had a population of 1,465 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is considered to have the best agricultural ...

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

Population trend:Statistics Canada:

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census * Population in 2016: 986 (2011 to 2016 population change: 10.2%) * Population in 2011: 895 (2006 to 2011 population change: -5.0%) * Population in 2006: 942 * Population in 2001: 1005 * Population in 1996: 1076 * Population in 1991: 1118 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 408 (total dwellings: 421) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 99% * English and French as first language: 0.5% * Other as first language: 0%

Municipal council

* Mayor: Jaclin Bégin * Councillors: Frédéric Audet, Richard Bisson, Dany Corriveau, Mélanie Morin, Sylvain Rancourt, Carole Samson Ste-Germaine-Boulé

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sainte-Germaine-Boule, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Populated places established in 1932