Racine, Quebec

Not to be confused with Val-Racine, Quebec.

Racine
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Racine is located in Southern Quebec
Racine
Racine
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°30′N 72°15′W / 45.500°N 72.250°W / 45.500; -72.250[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Val-Saint-François
ConstitutedFebruary 15, 1995
Government
[2]
 • MayorRene Pelletier
 • Federal ridingShefford
 • Prov. ridingRichmond
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
107.60 km2 (41.54 sq mi)
 • Land105.85 km2 (40.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
1,252
 • Density11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 1.0%
 • Dwellings
663
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E 1Y0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-222
R-243
Websitewww.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.

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