Dosquet

Dosquet
Municipality
Route Saint-Joseph
Route Saint-Joseph
Official seal of Dosquet
Seal
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Dosquet is located in Southern Quebec
Dosquet
Dosquet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°28′N 71°32′W / 46.467°N 71.533°W / 46.467; -71.533
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedFebruary 9, 1918
Government
 • MayorYvan Charest
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total
64.50 km2 (24.90 sq mi)
 • Land65.07 km2 (25.12 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
935
 • Density14.4/km2 (37/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 1%
 • Dwellings
454
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1H0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-116
R-271
Websitewww.municipalitedosquet.com Edit this at Wikidata

Dosquet (French pronunciation: [dɔskɛ]) 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.

History

Founded in 1918, the first inhabitants of the area were the family of Louis Méthot, who came from Sainte-Croix; that of Louis-Octave Ratté, who came from Saint-Flavien; and that of Louis-André Pillot, from Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly. Subsequently, other pioneers gradually settled in the area. On 16 May 1880, the widow of the Honourable Louis Méthot donated her land to her son Wenceslas. On 24 December 1912, the Lieutenant-Governor of the province of Quebec proclaimed the establishment of the Municipality of Saint-Octave-de-Dosquet by merging territories formerly from Sainte-Anastasie-de-Nelson, Saint-Agapit-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Flavien. However, due to a procedural irregularity in the election of municipal representatives, it was not until 9 February 1918 that the government's official gazette, confirmed the news. In 1996, the Saint-Octave-de-Dosquet shortened its name to simply Dosquet.

On 14 April 2000, Mathieu Perron died after losing control of his vehicle at 200 km/h and crashing into a ditch alongside Route 116. The SAAQ issued a public notice regarding this incident.

Dosquet celebrated his 100th birthday in 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 315125". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33040". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Dosquet, Quebec". 15 November 2023.