Matane
Matane is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality.
Matane | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Le succès dans l'effort (Success in effort) | |
Location within La Matanie RCM. | |
Matane Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°32′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie |
| RCM | La Matanie |
| Constituted | September 26, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eddy Métivier |
| • Federal riding | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Town | 228.50 km2 (88.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 195.49 km2 (75.48 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 865.87 km2 (334.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Town | 13,987 |
| • Density | 71.5/km2 (185/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 18,474 |
| • Metro density | 21.3/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–21 | 2.3% |
| • Dwellings | 7,482 |
| Demonym(s) | Matanais, Matanaises |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 R-195 |
| Geographical code | 24 08053 |
| Website | www |
In addition to Matane itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Petit-Matane and Saint-Luc-de-Matane.
There is a ferry service which crosses the river to Baie-Comeau and Godbout on the north shore as well as a rail ferry service to Baie-Comeau and Sept-Îles.
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