Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec

Saint-Apollinaire 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 6,110 as of 2016. It is named after Saint Apollinaris (French: Saint Apollinaire).

Saint-Apollinaire
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Saint-Apollinaire
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°31′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedApril 6, 1974
Government
  MayorGinette Moreau
  Federal ridingLévis—Lotbinière
  Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
  Land96.95 km2 (37.43 sq mi)
Population
  Total6,110
  Density63.0/km2 (163/sq mi)
  Pop 2011-2016
19.8%
  Dwellings
2,586
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2E0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

Route 273
Websitest-apollinaire.com

History

The area was settled starting in 1850 and Saint-Apollinaire was founded in 1855, after the territory was detached from Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly. In 1974, the village of Francœur joined the municipality, giving it its current shape.

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