Saint-Apollinaire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿apɔlinɛʁ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Saint-Apollinaire | |
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Commune | |
The central square in Saint-Apollinaire | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Apollinaire ![]() | |
Saint-Apollinaire Saint-Apollinaire | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′57″N 5°05′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Dijon |
| Canton | Saint-Apollinaire |
| Intercommunality | Dijon Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Dodet |
| Area 1 | 10.24 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,546 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21540 /21850 |
| Elevation | 215–278 m (705–912 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1936 | 464 | — |
| 1954 | 611 | +1.54% |
| 1962 | 1,152 | +8.25% |
| 1968 | 2,403 | +13.04% |
| 1975 | 3,795 | +6.75% |
| 1982 | 4,611 | +2.82% |
| 1990 | 5,577 | +2.41% |
| 1999 | 5,025 | −1.15% |
| 2007 | 6,134 | +2.52% |
| 2012 | 7,012 | +2.71% |
| 2017 | 7,463 | +1.25% |
| Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3] | ||
Saint-Apollinaire is home to a small concentration of some of the best sporting facilities in the Greater Dijon area. The sports complex to the south-east of the town is of major importance on the scale of Greater Dijon.[4]
The town is represented in rugby union by ASC Saint Apollinaire-Talant RC, currently in Fédérale 3; the fifth tier of French rugby.
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