Saint-Agapit Explained

Saint-Agapit
Settlement Type:Municipality
Motto:Ad meliora semper
(Always for the better)
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:46.5667°N -97°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Lotbinière
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:April 14, 1979
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Yves Gingras
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Lévis—Lotbinière
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area Total Km2:64.00
Area Land Km2:65.40
Area Note:There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population Total:4526
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:69.2
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 5.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1967
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0S 1Z0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways
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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 4,526 as of 2021. It is named after Pope Agapetus I.

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.[1] Film director Richard Roy's childhood in Saint-Agapit was the inspiration for his autobiographical 2011 film, Frisson des Collines.[2]

Demographics

Population trend:[3]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,914 (total dwellings: 1,967)

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Notes and References

  1. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/731090/antoine-vermette-coupe-stanley-st-agapit-lotbiniere "Antoine Vermette amène la coupe Stanley à Saint-Agapit"
  2. http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/arts/cinema/201104/08/01-4388075-richard-roy-le-plaisir-de-liberte.php "Richard Roy: le plaisir de liberté"
  3. Statistics Canada: 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census