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Racine, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Val-Racine, Quebec.
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.
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Racine | |
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![]() Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM. | |
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°15′W[1] | |
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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 |
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