Saint-Antoine is a village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18 km Southwest of Bouctouche. Saint-Antoine's residents are Acadian; most speak French in its local variant, Chiac. Saint-Antoine is on Route 115 and Route 525. The village is called St. Anthony by English area residents.

Saint-Antoine St. Anthony
Village
Louis J. Robichaud memorial
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "P'tite ville en campagne"
Saint-Antoine The location of Saint-Antoine within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 46.36286°N 64.75260°W / 46.36286; -64.75260
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Kent County
Founded	1832
Incorporated	November 9, 1966
Government
• Mayor	Ricky Gautreau
• Governing Body	Saint-Antoine Village Council
Area [1]
• Total	6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	1,733
• Density	274.3/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code(s)	506

History

The village is named in honour of Anthony the Great. From 1966, it was called St. Anthony until it was changed to Saint-Antoine in 1969. The village was originally called Higho Settlement. Saint-Antoine was the birthplace of Louis Robichaud, Canada's first elected Acadian provincial premier.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Antoine had a population of 1,791 living in 743 of its 779 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,733. With a land area of 6.32 km² (2.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 283.4/km² (734.0/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Population trend [3][1] Census Population Change (%) 2016 1,733 -2.1% 2011 1,770 14.5% 2006 1,546 4.8% 2001 1,472 0.6% 1996 1,463 5.7% 1991 1,380 3.9% 1986 1,328 8.2% 1981 1,219 N/A

Religious make-up (2001) Religion Population Pct (%) Catholic 1,385 97.53% Protestant 10 0.70% No religious affiliation 30 2.11%

Income (2006) Income type By CAD Per capita income $23,718 Median Household Income $49,790 Median Family Income $56,941

Mother tongue (2016)[4] Language Population Pct (%) French 1,435 86.97% English 195 11.82% Multiple responses 20 1.21%

Notable people

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

External links

• Village of Saint-Antoine