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Saint-Agapit, Quebec

Saint-Agapit
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Agapit is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Agapit
Saint-Agapit
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°26′W / 46.567°N 71.433°W / 46.567; -71.433Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°26′W / 46.567°N 71.433°W / 46.567; -71.433
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
Constituted April 14, 1979
Government
 • Mayor Sylvie Fortin Graham
 • Federal riding Lévis—Lotbinière
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi)
 • Land 65.48 km2 (25.28 sq mi)
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Population (2011)
 • Total 3,567
 • Density 54.5/km2 (141/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 20.3%
 • Dwellings 1,519
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 1Z0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 116
Route 273
Website www.st-agapit.qc.ca

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




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