Racine, Quebec
Appearance
Racine | |
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![]() Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM. | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
Constituted | February 15, 1995 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rene Pelletier |
• Federal riding | Shefford |
• Prov. riding | Richmond |
Area | |
• Total | 107.60 km2 (41.54 sq mi) |
• Land | 105.85 km2 (40.87 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,252 |
• Density | 11.8/km2 (31/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 663 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() |
Website | www.municipalite. racine.qc.ca |
Racine is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Antoine Racine, the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.
Demographics
Population
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Language
Mother tongue (2011)[2]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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French only | 1,195 | 95.2% |
English only | 30 | 2.4% |
English and French | 10 | 0.8% |
Non-official languages | 15 | 1.2% |
French and non-official language | 5 | 0.4% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42032". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Racine, Quebec (Code 2442032) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 298430". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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