Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality

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Brome-Missisquoi
—  Regional county municipality  —
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W / 45.133; -72.800Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W / 45.133; -72.800[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Cowansville
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Arthur Fauteux
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi)
 • Land 1,651.73 km2 (637.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 55,621
 • Density 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.4%
 • Dwellings 29,296
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.brome-missisquoi.ca

Brome-Missisquoi is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Cowansville.[2]

In Parliament it is covered by the Brome—Missisquoi federal electoral district.

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History [edit]

On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality to Brome-Missisquoi.[4]

Subdivisions [edit]

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (7)
Municipalities (11)
Townships (1)
Villages (2)

Demographics [edit]

Language [edit]

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 33,560 73.91%
English only 9,835 21.66%
Both English and French 710 1.56%
Other languages 1,295 2.85%

Transportation [edit]

Access Routes [edit]

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Reference number 141114 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ^ a b c d Geographic code 460 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ^ a b "(Code 2446) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 
  4. ^ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2010/modif_jan10.pdf
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links [edit]


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Rouville RCM La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Le Haute-Richelieu RCM Memphrémagog RCM
  Brome-Missisquoi RCM  
 United States
Vermont Franklin County, Vermont		  United States
Vermont Orleans County, Vermont


Quebec Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities
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