Saint-Antoine is a former village in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18 km Southwest of Bouctouche. Saint-Antoine is on Route 115 and Route 525. It is now part of the town of Champdoré.

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. On 1 January 2023, Saint-Antoine amalgamated with all or part of six local service districts to form the new town of Champdoré. The community's name remains in official use.

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 NaN% from its 2016 population of 1,733. With a land area of 6.32 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend Religious make-up (2001) Income (2006) Mother tongue (2016)

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