Audet, Quebec Explained

Audet
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates:45.65°N -114°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Estrie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Le Granit
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:November 26, 1903
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jean-Marc Grondin
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Mégantic—L'Érable
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Mégantic
Area Total Km2:134.00
Area Land Km2:135.86
Area Note:There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population Total:734
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:5.4
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2011-2016
Population Blank1: 1.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:303
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0Y 1A0
Area Code:819
Blank Name:Highways

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.

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 in altitude in the Appalachians, making it one of the highest municipalities in Quebec.