Saint-Antonin, Quebec
City in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Antonin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃]) is a city in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada, a few kilometres south of the city of Rivière-du-Loup, in Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality. The municipality is named after Louis-Antonin or Antoine Proulx (1810-1896), priest of Fraserville (Rivière-du-Loup) and was founded in 1856.
Saint-Antonin | |
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 Saint-Antonin seen from 3e Rang | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM | |
  Saint-Antonin Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 69°29′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Constituted | August 30, 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Fortin |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 175.10 km2 (67.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 175.93 km2 (67.93 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,338 |
| • Density | 24.7/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.1% |
| • Dwellings | 1,990 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-85 (TCH) |  R-185 (TCH) |
| Website | www |
On November 1, 2014, Saint-Antonin was changed from a parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 4,338 (2016 to 2021 population change: 7.1%)
- Population in 2016: 4,049
- Population in 2011: 4,027
- Population in 2006: 3,780
- Population in 2001: 3,395
- Population in 1996: 3,368
- Population in 1991: 3,268
- Population in 1986: 3,160
- Population in 1981: 3,075
- Population in 1976: 2,586
- Population in 1971: 2,243
- Population in 1966: 2,132
- Population in 1961: 1,983
- Population in 1956: 1,834
- Population in 1951: 1,632
- Population in 1941: 1,530
- Population in 1931: 1,409
- Population in 1921: 1,222
- Population in 1911: 1,271
- Population in 1901: 1,186
- Population in 1891: 1,079
- Population in 1881: 1,234
- Population in 1871: 1,185
- Population in 1861: 891
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,889 (total dwellings: 1,990)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0.3%
- French as first language: 99.1%
- English and French as first language: 0.3%
- Other as first language: 0.2%
Education
Centre de services scolaire de Kamouraska - Rivière-du-Loup operates francophone public schools:
- École Lanouette [6]
The Eastern Shores School Board operates anglophone public schools:
- Metis Beach School in Métis-sur-Mer[7]
