Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃twan syʁ ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'Saint-Antoine on Richelieu') is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Richelieu River in the Regional County Municipality of La Vallée-du-Richelieu. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,738.
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu | |
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Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu seen from the river | |
 Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM | |
  Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 73°11′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
| Constituted | November 6, 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jonathan Chalifoux |
| • Federal riding | Verchères—Les Patriotes |
| • Prov. riding | Borduas |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.90 km2 (26.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.67 km2 (25.36 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,738 |
| • Density | 26.5/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 752 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-223 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu was the birthplace of one of the Fathers of Confederation, George-Étienne Cartier.
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