| Saint-Apollinaire | |
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| Municipality | |
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Location within Lotbinière RCM. |
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| 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 | |
| Country |
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| Province |
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | April 6, 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ginette Moreau |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97.90 km2 (37.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.17 km2 (37.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,102 |
| • Density | 52.5/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
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| • Dwellings | 2,262 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 2E0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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| Website | www |
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).
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.