Audet, Quebec

Audet
Municipality

Location within Le Granit RCM
Audet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 70°44′W / 45.650°N 70.733°W / 45.650; -70.733Coordinates: 45°39′N 70°44′W / 45.650°N 70.733°W / 45.650; -70.733[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted November 26, 1903
Government[2]
 • Mayor André Grenier
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 134.00 km2 (51.74 sq mi)
 • Land 135.86 km2 (52.46 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 724
 • Density 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 9.4%
 • Dwellings 321
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0Y 1A0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 204
Website www.munaudet.qc.ca

Audet is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Population is 724 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Although the post office has been known as Audet since 1894, named after Michel Audet, the first postmaster, the municipality was known as Saint-Hubert-de-Spaulding until 1959, referring to the township of Spaulding, in which it is located.

Audet sits on a plateau at 535 metres in altitude in the Appalachians, making it one of the highest municipalities in Quebec.

Sources

  1. ↑ Reference number 2552 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 30055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2430055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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