Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton | |
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Municipality | |
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°40′N 70°56′W / 45.667°N 70.933°WCoordinates: 45°40′N 70°56′W / 45.667°N 70.933°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Granit |
Constituted | September 19, 1889 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Diane Turgeon |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 149.40 km2 (57.68 sq mi) |
• Land | 146.00 km2 (56.37 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 892 |
• Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006–2011 | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 438 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0Y 1J0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | Route 263 |
Website | www.stececile dewhitton.qc.ca |
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton is a municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Le Granit in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians and Church music.
References[]
- ^ Reference number 56097 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 30050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2430050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
External links[]
- Media related to Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Affaires municipales et régions – cartes régionales
Categories:
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Estrie
- Le Granit Regional County Municipality
- Estrie geography stubs