Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec

Saint-Apollinaire
Municipality

Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Apollinaire
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°31′W / 46.617°N 71.517°W / 46.617; -71.517Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°31′W / 46.617°N 71.517°W / 46.617; -71.517[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
Constituted April 6, 1974
Government[2]
 • Mayor Ginette Moreau
 • Federal riding Lévis—Lotbinière
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
 • Land 96.95 km2 (37.43 sq mi)
Population (2016)[3]
 • Total 6,110
 • Density 63.0/km2 (163/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Increase 19.8%
 • Dwellings 2,586
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0S 2E0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
Route 273
Website www.st-apollinaire.com

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).

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.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55653 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 33090 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada.



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