Saint-Agapit
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Agapit (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿aɡapi]) is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 4,526 as of 2021. It is named after Pope Agapetus I.
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Saint-Agapit | |
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Aerial view of Saint-Agapit | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Ad meliora semper (Always for the better) | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
  Saint-Agapit Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°26′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | April 14, 1979 |
| Named for | Pope Agapetus I |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yves Gingras |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.40 km2 (25.25 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,526 |
| • Density | 69.2/km2 (179/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,967 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-116  R-273 |
| Website | www |
It is the hometown of retired National Hockey League forward Antoine Vermette, who brought the Stanley Cup to the town in July 2015 after he won it while playing for Chicago.[4] Film director Richard Roy's childhood in Saint-Agapit was the inspiration for his autobiographical 2011 film, Frisson des Collines.[5]
Demographics
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2021: 4,526 (2016 to 2021 population change: 5.7%)
- Population in 2016: 4,280 (2011 to 2016 population change: 20.0%)
- Population in 2011: 3,567 (2006 to 2011 population change: 20.3%)
- Population in 2006: 2,965
- Population in 2001: 2,906
- Population in 1996: 2,913
- Population in 1991: 2,980
- Population in 1986: 2,943
- Population in 1981: 2,954
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,914 (total dwellings: 1,967)