Lac-Poulin () is a village in the

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. Its population was 171 as of 2021. Lac-Poulin is an enclave of Saint-Benoît-Labre. Lac-Poulin is named after the lake it surrounds (Poulin), which was named after the first settler Claude Poulin. The first settlers Claude Poulin (1614-1687), a carpenter, was born in St Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France and his wife Jeanne Mercier (1621-1687) was born in Luçon, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France. Poulin is a common last name in the region. The village is mainly a summer vacation site.

History

Lac-Poulin was created in 1959 when it split away from Saint-Benoit-Labre.

Demographics

In the

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, Lac-Poulin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

Commission de toponymie du QuébecMinistère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

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