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
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
 6.5%
 • Dwellings
1,650
Postal code(s)
G0L 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-85 (TCH)
Route 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]

Notable personalities from Saint-Antonin include: Karine Paradis and Joseph-Enoïl Michaud (Lawyer and politician)

References
  1. Reference number 55652 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 12015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2412015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. November 2014. ISSN 1715-6408. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Saint Antonin Church
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