Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec

Saint-Apollinaire
—  Municipality  —
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
Constitution 1974
Government
 • Mayor Ginette Moreau
 • MPs Jacques Gourde
 • MNAs Sylvie Roy
Area
 • Total 96.63 km2 (37.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 4,587
 • Density 47.5/km2 (123/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code G0S 2E0
Area code(s) 418

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.

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