Dosquet
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Dosquet is located in Southern Quebec
Dosquet
Dosquet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°W / 46.467; -71.533[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedFebruary 9, 1918
Government
[2]
 • MayorYvan Charest
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
 • Land65.09 km2 (25.13 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total944
 • Density14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 6.4%
 • Dwellings
438
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1H0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-116
R-271
Websitewww.municipalitedosquet.com

Dosquet is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 944 as of the Canada 2016 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

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 315125". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Dosquet, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.


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