Saint-Antonin, Quebec

Saint-Antonin
Saint-Antonin seen from 3e Rang
Saint-Antonin seen from 3e Rang
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 / 47.767°N 69.483°W / 47.767; -69.483[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMRivière-du-Loup
ConstitutedAugust 30, 1856
Government
 • MayorMichel Nadeau
 • Federal ridingMontmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
 • Total
175.10 km2 (67.61 sq mi)
 • Land175.93 km2 (67.93 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 • Total
4,338
 • Density24.7/km2 (64/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 7.1%
 • Dwellings
1,990
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-85 (TCH)

R-185 (TCH)
Websitewww.municipalite.saint-antonin.qc.ca

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.

On November 1, 2014, Saint-Antonin was changed from a parish municipality to a (regular) municipality.[4]

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  4. ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. November 2014. ISSN 1715-6408.