Saint-Athanase

Not to be confused with the former town of Saint-Athanase, which is now part of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Saint-Athanase
Municipality
Saint-Athanase entrance sign
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Saint-Athanase Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°26′N 69°25′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Témiscouata
Constituted	January 1, 1955
Government [2]
• Mayor	Mario Patry
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area [2][3]
• Total	290.90 km^2 (112.32 sq mi)
• Land	292.63 km^2 (112.99 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	303
• Density	1.0/km^2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.4%
• Dwellings	171
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0L 2L0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.saint-athanase.com

Saint-Athanase (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿atanaz]) is a municipality in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada,^[2] located on the Canada–United States border.

See also

• West Branch Little Black River (Quebec–Maine), a stream
• Boucanée River, a stream
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55670". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13100". 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=2021A00052413100&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Athanase