Saint-Agapit | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Saint-Agapit | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Ad meliora semper (Always for the better) | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
  Saint-Agapit Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°26′W / 46.567°N 71.433°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | April 14, 1979 |
| Named for | Pope Agapetus I |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yves Gingras |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.40 km2 (25.25 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,526 |
| • Density | 69.2/km2 (179/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  5.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,967 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-116  R-273 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Agapit is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 4,526 as of 2021. It is named after Pope Agapetus I.
It is the hometown of Anaheim Ducks forward Antoine Vermette, who brought the Stanley Cup to the town in July 2015 after he won 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]
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cp2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Antoine Vermette amène la coupe Stanley à Saint-Agapit", Ici Radio-Canada, July 24, 2015 (in French).
- ^ "Richard Roy: le plaisir de liberté", Le Soleil, April 9, 2011 (in French).