Saint-Athanase
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Athanase (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿atanaz]) is a municipality in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada,[2] located on the Canada–United States border.
Saint-Athanase | |
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Saint-Athanase entrance sign | |
 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Saint-Athanase Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′N 69°25′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | January 1, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Patry |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 290.90 km2 (112.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 292.63 km2 (112.99 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 303 |
| • Density | 1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 171 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
