Audet () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the
Estrie
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region of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. Population is 734 as of the
Canada 2016 Census
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.
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.
Sources
Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie
Le Granit Regional County Municipality
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