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
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Dosquet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedFebruary 9, 1918
Government
 • MayorYvan Charest
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
 • Land65.06 km2 (25.12 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 • Total887
 • Density13.6/km2 (35/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
2.2%
 • Dwellings
438
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1H0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 116
Route 271
Websitewww.municipalitedosquet.com

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.

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