Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Infobox Settlement
name = Brome-Missisquoi
(Quebec)
settlement_type = Regional County Municipality

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subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = QC
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Montérégie
established_title =Incorporated
established_date =01 Jan, 1983
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area_total_km2 =1551.68
area_land_km2 =1537.00
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population_total = 46720
population_density_km2 = 30.4
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population_blank2 =23713
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timezone = Eastern
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coor_type = 749, rue Principale, Cowansville
latd=45 |latm=12 |lats=28 |latNS=N
longd=72 |longm=43 |longs=03 |longEW=W
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website = [http://www.brome-missisquoi.ca/ www.brome-missisquoi.ca]
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Brome-Missisquoi is a regional county municipality in south central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Cowansville. It is in the Montérégie region of Quebec.

History

On September 3, 1783, as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Paris the American Revolutionary War ended with Great Britain. Quebec's border with the states of Vermont and New Hampshire was established at 45 degrees north latitude. [Van Zandt, Franklin K. "Boundaries of the United States and the Several States." Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, DC; Government Printing Office, 1976. The Standard Compilation for its subject. P. 12.] [Parry, Clive, ed. "Consolidated Treaty Series." 231 Volumes. Dobbs Ferry, New York; Oceana Publications, 1969-1981. Volume 48; pp. 481; 487; 491-492.]

Communities in Brome-Missisquoi

"Cities & Towns"

*Bedford
*Cowansville
*Dunham
*Farnham
*Lac-Brome
*Sutton

"Municipalities"

*Bolton-Ouest
*Brigham
*Frelighsburg
*Saint-Armand
*Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne-à-Pike-River
*Stanbridge East
*Stanbridge Station

"Cantons"

*Bedford

"Parishes"

*Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge
*Sainte-Sabine
*Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge

"Villages"

*Abercorn
*Brome
*East Farnham

Demographics

Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census

Adjacent Counties and Regional County Municipalities

In Québec

*Rouville
*La Haute-Yamaska
*Memphrémagog
*Le Haute-Richelieu

In the U.S.A.

*Orleans County, Vermont
*Franklin County, Vermont

External links

* [http://www.brome-missisquoi.ca/ Official site]
* [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/accueil.asp/ Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E/ Statistics Canada]