Dosquet, Quebec
| Dosquet | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. |
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 Dosquet
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| 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 | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | February 9, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvan Charest |
| • Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.06 km2 (25.12 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 887 |
| • Density | 13.6/km2 (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
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| Website | www |
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.
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