Dosquet, Quebec
Dosquet | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Dosquet Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°WCoordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°W[1] | |
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | February 9, 1918 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Yvan Charest |
• Federal riding |
Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area[2][3] | |
• 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 (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 887 |
• Density | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 |
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• Dwellings | 438 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0S 1H0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways |
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Website |
www dedosquet |
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.
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
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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Saint-Flavien | Saint-Agapit | ![]() | |
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Lyster | Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière |
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