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°WCoordinates: 45°39′N 70°44′W / 45.650°N 70.733°W[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 km^2 (51.74 sq mi)
• Land	135.86 km^2 (52.46 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	724
• Density	5.3/km^2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.4%
• Dwellings	321
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
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 has 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 (French)
2. Geographic code 30055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2430055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.