Saint-Agapit
Saint-Agapit | |
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Aerial view of Saint-Agapit | |
| Motto(s): Ad meliora semper (Always for the better) | |
Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°26′W / 46.567°N 71.433°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | April 14, 1979 |
| Named after | 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 (2021) | |
• 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 code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-116 R-273 |
| Website | www |
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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.
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. Film director Richard Roy's childhood in Saint-Agapit was the inspiration for his autobiographical 2011 film, Frisson des Collines.