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Matane
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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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Matane
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Matane, Québec, Canada.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Skyline of Matane
Settlement.flag_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_shield
Blason ville ca Matane (Québec).svg
Settlement.shield_size
100x80px
Settlement.motto
''Le succès dans l'effort et La capitale de l’Est''
Settlement.image_map
Matane Quebec location diagram.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location within La Matanie RCM
Settlement.pushpin_map
Canada Eastern Quebec
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in eastern Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Matanaise
Population
14316
Area
228.50
Official website
www.ville.matane.qc.ca
Image
Embouchre.Riviere.Matane.jpg
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Commons category
Matane
inception
2001-09-26
native label
Matane
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  • Demographics
  • Economy
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Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 0.5% French as first language: 98.5% English and French as first language: 0.4% Other as first language: 0.5%

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