Racine, Quebec

{{Distinguish|Val-Racine, Quebec}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Racine

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Racine-Maison.jpg

| image_map = Racine Quebec location diagram.png

|map_caption = Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.

|pushpin_map = Canada Southern Quebec

|pushpin_label_position =

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec.

| coordinates = {{coord|45|30|N|72|15|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Estrie

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = Le Val-Saint-François

| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = February 15, 1995

| government_footnotes =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Rene Pelletier

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Shefford

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Richmond

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 107.60

| area_land_km2 = 105.85

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 1252

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2= 11.8

| population_blank1_title= Pop 2006-2011

| population_blank1 = {{decrease}} 1.0%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 663

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J0E 1Y0

| area_code = 450 and 579

| blank_name = Highways

| blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|222}}
{{jct|state=QC|QC|243}}

| website = {{URL|www.municipalite.racine.qc.ca|www.municipalite.
racine.qc.ca}}

}}

Racine ({{IPA|fr|ʁasin|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-racine.wav}}) 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=

{{Historical populations|width=60%

| title= Historical Census Data - Racine, QuebecStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

| percentages =

| shading = off

| align = none

| cols = 3

| 1991 |978

| 1996 |1036

| 2001 |1153

| 2006 |1265

| 2011 |1252

| footnote =

}}

=Language=

Mother tongue (2011)

class="wikitable"
Language

! Population

! Pct (%)

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

{{Reflist|refs=

{{SCref |unit=csd |code=2442032}}

{{mamrot |type=municipalite |42032}}

{{toponymie |298430}}

}}

{{Commons category|Racine, Quebec}}

{{Geographic location

| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

| Northwest = Maricourt

| North = Melbourne

| Northeast =

| West = Valcourt (township)

| Centre = Racine

| East = Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton

| Southwest = Bonsecours

| South = Orford

| Southeast = Saint-Denis-de-Brompton

}}


{{Le Val-Saint-François RCM|state=expanded}}

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Category:Municipalities in Quebec

Category:Incorporated places in Estrie

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