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°WCoordinates: 46°37′N 71°31′W / 46.617°N 71.517°W[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]
• Total	97.90 km^2 (37.80 sq mi)
• Land	97.17 km^2 (37.52 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	5,102
• Density	52.5/km^2 (136/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	15.3%
• Dwellings	2,262
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0S 2E0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20	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 4,587 as of 2009. 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 (French)
2. Geographic code 33090 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2433090) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec: Saint-Apollinaire (French)
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire (French)