Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton, Quebec

Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
Municipality

Location within Le Granit RCM.
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°40′N 70°56′W / 45.667°N 70.933°W / 45.667; -70.933Coordinates: 45°40′N 70°56′W / 45.667°N 70.933°W / 45.667; -70.933[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted September 19, 1889
Government[2]
 • Mayor Diane Turgeon
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 149.40 km2 (57.68 sq mi)
 • Land 146.00 km2 (56.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 892
 • Density 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011 Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings 438
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
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

  1. ↑ Reference number 56097 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 30050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2430050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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