Dosquet, Quebec
Dosquet is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 887 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Dosquet | |
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Location within Lotbinière RCM | |
Dosquet Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | February 9, 1918 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yvan Charest |
• Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi) |
• Land | 65.06 km2 (25.12 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 887 |
• Density | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.2% |
• Dwellings | 438 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0S 1H0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 116 Route 271 |
Website | www |
Known officially until 1996 as Saint-Octave-de-Dosquet, the post office was named simply Dosquet in 1913, after Pierre-Herman Dosquet, fourth bishop of Quebec.
References
External links
- Media related to Dosquet at Wikimedia Commons
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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