Audet, Quebec

Audet is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Population is 734 as of the Canada 2016 Census.

Audet
Municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Audet is located in Southern Quebec
Audet
Audet
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 70°44′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedNovember 26, 1903
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean-Marc Grondin
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total134.00 km2 (51.74 sq mi)
 • Land135.86 km2 (52.46 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total734
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 1.4%
 • Dwellings
303
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1A0
Area code819
Highways R-204
Websitewww.munaudet.qc.ca

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 (1,755 ft) in altitude in the Appalachians, making it one of the highest municipalities in Quebec.

Sources
  1. "Reference number 2552 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 30055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Audet, Quebec (Code 2430055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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