| Saint-Quentin | |
| Nickname: | The maple syrup capital of Atlantic Canada |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New Brunswick |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New Brunswick. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Brunswick |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Restigouche |
| Subdivision Type3: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name3: | Saint-Quentin |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Restigouche West |
| Government Type: | Saint-Quentin Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Nicole Somers |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Jocelyne Querry Bossé |
| Leader Title2: | Councillors |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Established Title1: | Local improvement district |
| Established Date1: | 1947 |
| Established Title2: | Village |
| Established Date2: | 1966 |
| Established Title3: | Town |
| Established Date3: | 1996 |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2,141 |
| Population Density Km2: | 504.7 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2016–21) |
| Population Blank1: | 2.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1,015 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.5118°N -67.3901°W |
| Elevation M: | 283 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | E8A |
| Area Code: | 506 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
| Blank2 Name: | NTS Map |
| Blank2 Info: | 021O11 |
| Blank3 Name: | GNBC Code |
| Blank3 Info: | DAEGG |
| Website: | saintquentin.nb.ca |
Saint-Quentin is a town in northern New Brunswick, Canada.[2]
Saint-Quentin is in the Restigouche region of the Appalachian Mountains, 50 kilometres west of Mount Carleton, the province's highest elevation.
The great majority of individuals in the area speak French.
On 1 January 2023, Saint-Quentin annexed the local service district (LSD) of St. Martin de Restigouche and part of the LSD of the parish of Saint-Quentin[3] [4] Revised census figures have not been released.
See also: List of historic places in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. In 1897, the Restigouche and Western Railway Company embarked on a project to build a railway linking Campbellton and St-Léonard, two towns in northwestern New Brunswick. The progress of its construction sent workers deep into the forest. In 1909, Simon Gallant, an Acadian working as a blacksmith, decided to settle his family by a stream near Five Fingers where he found a stray cow.
At the same time, authorities began to worry about the emigration of Québec families to the United States and to Western Canada, resulting in a population decline. Msgr. Joseph Arthur Melanson, the largest settler and missionary in Saint-Quentin Parish, originally named Anderson Siding, launched a large program of colonization. Valuing farming and agriculture, he encouraged Acadien and Québécois families to settle in the Restigouche region of New Brunswick on the fertile lands along the length of the newly built train line.
The village of Anderson Siding was founded in 1910; its first mass was held in Simon Gallant's round log cabin in the forest. The first chapel was built in 1911, its first post office in 1912, its first school in 1913, and its first church in 1918. The name Anderson Siding was changed to the present name of Saint-Quentin in 1919 in commemoration of the Canadian victory in the French town of the same name during the Battle of the Somme in the First World War. Its first hospital, Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Joseph, was built in 1947 and is still in operation today.
Saint-Quentin was incorporated as a district in 1947, as a village in 1966, and as a town in 1992.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Quentin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 4.24km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
Mother tongue language (2011)
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 1,945 | 98.23% | |
| English only | 25 | 1.26% | |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.25% | |
| Other languages | 10 | 0.50% |
Logging of the area's forests is Saint-Quentin's largest industry. The two sawmills, Groupe Savoie and North American Forest Products, are Saint-Quentin's largest employers, employing 400 and 225 employees respectively. Agriculture is another major industry in the Saint-Quentin region. Livestock is raised for dairy, beef and pork production, and potatoes, grain and hay are grown on the area's many farms. The production of maple syrup and other maple sugar products is the third major industry in the region; there are over 35 commercial maple plantations as well as 25 traditional sugar shacks in the area.
Since 1984, Saint-Quentin has hosted the Festival Western (Western Festival) in mid-July of each year, the largest Western-themed festival of its kind in New Brunswick. Run by Le Festival Western de Saint-Quentin, Inc., it now includes rodeo, a parade, fireworks, children's activities and much more. The largest event is the "Pow-Pow", a flea market and gathering of local musicians and performers which takes place on Rue Canada, the main street of the town, which is closed to traffic for the occasion.
In 2005, the former railway station, which was reconstructed in its original location, reopened as a tourist centre as well as the offices of the Chamber of Commerce and the Festival Western. The route of the train tracks, which have been removed, has been transformed into a trail for walking, bicycling, and riding all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles.