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; -70.733[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	November 26, 1903
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Marc Grondin
• 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  (2016)[3]
• Total	734
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	1.4%
• Dwellings	303
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0Y 1A0
Area code	819
Highways	R-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 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 535 metres (1,755 ft) in altitude in the Appalachians, making it one of the highest municipalities in Quebec.

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