Saint-Antonin, Quebec

Saint-Antonin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿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
City
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM
Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM
Saint-Antonin is located in Eastern Quebec
Saint-Antonin
Saint-Antonin
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°46′N 69°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMRivière-du-Loup
ConstitutedAugust 30, 1856
Government
[2]
 • MayorRéal Thibault
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total175.10 km2 (67.61 sq mi)
 • Land175.94 km2 (67.93 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total4,027
 • Density22.9/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 6.5%
 • Dwellings
1,650
Postal code(s)
G0L 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-85 (TCH)
R-185 (TCH)
Websitewww.municipalite.saint-antonin.qc.ca

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

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,889 (total dwellings: 1,990)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.4%
  • French as first language: 99.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0.1%
  • Other as first language: 0.1%

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:

References
  1. "Reference number 55652 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 12015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Saint-Antonin, Quebec (Code 2412015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. November 2014. ISSN 1715-6408.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. https://lanouette.csskamloup.gouv.qc.ca/
  7. "Metis Beach School - Believe, Achieve, Succeed……".
Saint Antonin Church
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