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 retired National Hockey League forward Antoine Vermette, who brought the Stanley Cup to the town in July 2015 after he won it while playing for Chicago."Antoine Vermette amène la coupe Stanley à Saint-Agapit", Ici Radio-Canada, July 24, 2015 (in French). Film director Richard Roy's childhood in Saint-Agapit was the inspiration for his autobiographical 2011 film, Frisson des Collines."Richard Roy: le plaisir de liberté", Le Soleil, April 9, 2011 (in French).
Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census Population in 2021: 4,526 (2016 to 2021 population change: 5.7%) 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
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1,914 (total dwellings: 1,967)
References
Commission de toponymie du Québec Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire