Saint-Agapit, Quebec

Saint-Agapit is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4 137 as of 2015. It is named after Pope Agapetus I.

Saint-Agapit
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Agapit
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°26′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedApril 14, 1979
Government
  MayorYves Gingras
  Federal ridingLévis—Lotbinière
  Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
  Total64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi)
  Land65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
  Total3,567
  Density54.5/km2 (141/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
20.3%
  Dwellings
1,519
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 116
Route 273
Websitewww.st-agapit.qc.ca

Saint-Agapit is the hometown of Anaheim Ducks forward Antoine Vermette, who brought the Stanley Cup to the town in July 2015 after winning 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]

References



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.