Matane
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Bas-Saint-Laurent | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Matanie | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 51 ′ N , 67 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 195.47 km² | ||
| Residents : | 14,742 (as of end of 2009) | ||
| Population density : | 75.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 10043 | ||
| Mayor : | Claude Canuel | ||
| Website : | www.ville.matane.qc.ca | ||
Matane is a city in the Bas-Saint-Laurent administrative region of the Canadian province of Québec .
It is located on the south bank of the lower Saint Lawrence River , at the mouth of the Rivière Matane , 350 km northeast of the provincial capital Québec .
sons and daughters of the town
- Joseph Rouleau (1929–2019), opera singer
- Paul-Henri DuBerger (1939–2012), painter
- Alain Côté (* 1957), ice hockey player
- Yves Racine (* 1969), ice hockey player
literature
- Louis Blanchette: Les Rochelais . L'établissement des Rochelais à Matane au début du 17ème siècle. Au pays de Matane, 21, 1, April 1987, pp. 22-27
Web links
Commons : Matane - collection of images, videos and audio files
