Wotton is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada.
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.
[3. ↑ Guillaume Marcoux, "''Première édition du festival des traditions de Wotton''", ''Éclaireur des Bois-Francs'', August 17, 2006]
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie
Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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