Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality

Brome-Missisquoi
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W / 45.133; -72.800[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 2010
County seatCowansville
Government
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 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectArthur Fauteux
Area
[3]
 • Total1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi)
 • Land1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total64,786
 • Density39.3/km2 (102/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 11.1%
 • Dwellings
34,331
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.brome-missisquoi.ca
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Brome-Missisquoi (French pronunciation: [bʁɔm misiskwa]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Eastern Townships area. The seat is Cowansville.[2] In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.

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

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 460". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 17 August 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality (Code 2446) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.