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 4,280 as of 2016. It is named after Pope Agapetus I.

Saint-Agapit
Municipality
Saint-Agapit Church
Coat of arms
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Agapit Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	April 14, 1979
Government [2]
• Mayor	Yves Gingras
• Federal riding	Lévis—Lotbinière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi)
• Land	65.44 km2 (25.27 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	4,280
• Density	65.4/km2 (169/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	20%
• Dwellings	1,842
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
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 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.[4] Film director Richard Roy's childhood in Saint-Agapit was the inspiration for his autobiographical 2011 film, Frisson des Collines.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

• Population in 2016: 4,280 (2011 to 2016 population change: 20.0%)
• Population in 2011: 3,567 (2006 to 2011 population change: 20.3%)
• Population in 2006: 2,965
• Population in 2001: 2,906
• Population in 1996: 2,913
• Population in 1991: 2,980
• Population in 1986: 2,943
• Population in 1981: 2,954
• Population in 1976: 2,748
• Population in 1971: 2,558
• Population in 1966: 2,399
• Population in 1961: 2,237
• Population in 1956: 2,068
• Population in 1951: 1,787
• Population in 1941: 1,450
• Population in 1931: 1,205
• Population in 1921: 1,129
• Population in 1911: 1,109
• Population in 1901: 1,094
• Population in 1891: 1,001
• Population in 1881: 854
• Population in 1871: 657

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,780 (total dwellings: 1,842)

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire