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	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	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.

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External links[]

• Media related to Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Commission de toponymie du Québec: Saint-Apollinaire (in French)
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire (in French)

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