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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.

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

Demographics

Population trend:

  • 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

The Eastern Shores School Board operates anglophone public schools:

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55652". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 12015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052412015&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Antonin
  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