Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick
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Saint-Antoine is a village in Kent County, New Brunswick
, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18km Southwest of Bouctouche
. Saint-Antoine's residents are Acadian
; most speak French
in its local variant, Chiac.
Saint-Antoine was the birthplace of Louis Robichaud, Canada's first Acadian
provincial premier.
Kent County, New Brunswick
Kent County is located in east-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county features a unique blend of cultures including Mi'kmaq, Acadian and English Speaking Settlers...
, Canada. It is 35 km north of Moncton and 18km Southwest of Bouctouche
Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Bouctouche is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick and in 2006 Census the population was 2,383.The town is located at the mouth of the Bouctouche River on the coast of the Northumberland Strait, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Moncton....
. Saint-Antoine's residents are Acadian
Acadian
The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...
; most speak French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
in its local variant, Chiac.
Acadian
The Acadians are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia . Acadia was a colony of New France...
provincial premier.