Dosquet
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.
Dosquet | |
|---|---|
Route Saint-Joseph | |
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 | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.07 km2 (25.12 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 935 |
| • Density | 14.4/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 1% |
| • Dwellings | 454 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-116 R-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
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 315125". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Dosquet, Quebec". 15 November 2023.
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 Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
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