Lac-Poulin

Lac-Poulin
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Lac-Poulin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 70°49′W / 46.100°N 70.817°W / 46.100; -70.817
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedMarch 5, 1959
Government
  MayorDenis Drouin
  Federal ridingBeauce
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
  Total
1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
  Land0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
171
  Density195.3/km2 (506/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
16.3%
  Dwellings
154
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Census profile
MAMROT info29095
Toponymie info33285
Websitewww.lacpoulin.ca

Lac-Poulin (French pronunciation: [lak pulɛ̃]) is a village in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. 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.