Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick
Place in New Brunswick, Canada
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Saint-Antoine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃twan]) is a former village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18 km Southwest of Bouctouche. Saint-Antoine is on Route 115 and Route 525. It is now part of the town of Champdoré.
Saint-Antoine | |
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Louis J. Robichaud memorial | |
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| Motto: "P'tite ville en campagne" | |
  Saint-Antoine The location of Saint-Antoine within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 46.36286°N 64.75260°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Kent County |
| Town | Champdoré |
| Founded | 1832 |
| Incorporated | November 9, 1966 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,791 |
| • Density | 283.6/km2 (735/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 506 |
History
The village is named in honour of Anthony the Great. From 1966, it was called St. Anthony until it was changed to Saint-Antoine in 1969. The village was originally called Higho Settlement. Saint-Antoine was the birthplace of Louis Robichaud, Canada's first elected Acadian provincial premier.
On 1 January 2023, Saint-Antoine amalgamated with all or part of six local service districts to form the new town of Champdoré.[2][3] The community's name remains in official use.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine had a population of 1,791 living in 743 of its 779 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,733. With a land area of 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 283.4/km2 (734.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
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