Dosquet

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°28′N 71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°W / 46.467; -71.533[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLotbinièreConstitutedFebruary 9, 1918Government
[2]
 • MayorYvan Charest • Federal ridingLévis—Lotbinière • Prov. ridingLotbinière-FrontenacArea
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 • Total64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi) • Land65.07 km2 (25.12 sq mi) There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sourcesPopulation
 (2021)[3]
 • Total935 • Density14.4/km2 (37/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 1% • Dwellings
454Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581Highways R-116
R-271Websitewww.municipalitedosquet.com Edit this at Wikidata

Dosquet is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 935 as of the Canada 2021 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. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Dosquet, Quebec". 15 November 2023.
  • Media related to Dosquet at Wikimedia Commons
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  • Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
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