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Matane Matane, Quebec, Canada.

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Quebec, Canada
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Matane, city, Bas-Saint-Laurent region, eastern Quebec province, Canada. It lies on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River estuary, at the mouth of the Matane River.

A transportation, commercial, and industrial centre, Matane is a pulp-shipping port and the eastern terminus of a spur line of the Canadian National Railway along the St. Lawrence that has rail ferry service to the north shore of the estuary. Lumbering, woodworking, furniture making, flour milling, and tanning are its main industries, and dairying, market gardening, ranching, and shrimp and salmon fishing are important in the surrounding rural area. The city is a supply point for sport fishing in the Matane River Reserve. Matane is 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Reford Gardens (Jardins de Métis) in Grand-Métis, a former private estate with formal gardens that include more than 3,000 plant species from varied climates. Pop. (2006) 14,742; (2011) 14,462.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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