Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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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.
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton | |
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 Location within Le Granit RCM. | |
  Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′N 70°56′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | September 19, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Dumas |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 149.40 km2 (57.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 146.00 km2 (56.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 892 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |  0.8% |
| • Dwellings | 438 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-263 |
| Website | www.stececile dewhitton.qc.ca |
