Wotton, Quebec

Wotton is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

Wotton
Municipality
Location within Les Sources RCM.
Wotton Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°44′N 71°48′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Les Sources
Constituted	March 10, 1993
Government [2]
• Mayor	Ghislain Drouin
• Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area [2][3]
• Total	144.70 km2 (55.87 sq mi)
• Land	143.37 km2 (55.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,453
• Density	10.1/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	5.6%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0A 1N0
Area code	819
Highways	R-216 R-255
Website	www.wotton.ca

History

Wotton was the first French-speaking township to be cleared in 1849. This community was therefore the first to break free from the seigneurial system. Wotton became center of agricultural experimentation in Quebec during the tenure of Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine, who was appointed Minister of Colonization at the time of Lower Canada. The village held the first edition of its Traditions Festival on August 12, 2006.^[4]