Dosquet

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Dosquet
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Location within Lotbinière RCM
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Dosquet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°28′N71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°W / 46.467; -71.533 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
ConstitutedFebruary 9, 1918
Government
[2]
  MayorYvan Charest
   Federal riding Lévis—Lotbinière
   Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area
  Total64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
  Land65.07 km2 (25.12 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021) [3]
  Total935
  Density14.4/km2 (37/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Decrease2.svg 1%
  Dwellings
454
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc116.svg R-116
Qc271.svg R-271
Website www.municipalitedosquet.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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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, 2021 Census - Dosquet, Quebec". 15 November 2023.