Dosquet, Quebec

Dosquet
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Dosquet Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°WCoordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	February 9, 1918
Government[2]
• Mayor	Yvan Charest
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
• Total	64.50 km^2 (24.90 sq mi)
• Land	65.06 km^2 (25.12 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	887
• Density	13.6/km^2 (35/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.2%
• Dwellings	438
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0S 1H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 116 Route 271
Website	www.municipalite dedosquet.com

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.

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. Reference number 315125 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 33040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2433040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire