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'''Brompton''' is an ''[[arrondissement]]'', or [[borough]], of the city of [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]]. The borough comprises the former city of '''Bromptonville''', which was amalgamated into the city of Sherbrooke in 2002.
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|leader_name = Nicole Bergeron
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'''Brompton''' is a [[borough (Quebec)|borough]] of the city of [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]]. The borough comprises the [[List of former municipalities in Quebec|former city]] of '''Bromptonville''', which was amalgamated into the city of Sherbrooke on January 1, 2002. Prior to December 30, 1998, "Brompton" referred to a [[township municipality (Quebec)|township municipality]] which occupied some of the territory of the modern-day borough of Brompton.
Prior to the municipal amalgamation, Bromptonville was part of [[Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality]].


Prior to June 12, 1996, the township municipality of Brompton and the city of Bromptonville were part of [[Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality]]; on that date they both transferred to [[Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality]] (as it was then called). On December 30, 1998, the township municipality of Brompton merged into the city of Bromptonville. On January 1, 2002, the by-now-renamed La Région-Sherbrookoise Regional County Municipality became defunct when nearly all of it was merged into the expanded city of Sherbrooke; the city of Bromptonville became the borough of Brompton.
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As an independent municipality, Bromptonville had a population of 5,571 in the [[Canada 2001 Census]]. As a borough of Sherbrooke, it had a population of 5,771 in 2006.


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As an independent municipality, Bromptonville had a population of 5,571 in the [[Canada 2001 Census]]. As a borough of Sherbrooke, Brompton had a population of 6,314 in 2009.
==Borough council==
{{see|Quebec municipal elections, 2005, results in Estrie}}
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* Councillor: Nicole Bergeron
* Borough councillor 1: Benoît Dionne
* Borough councillor 2: Michel Lamontagne


==Government==
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{{Boroughs of Sherbrooke}}
{{Further|Sherbrooke municipal election, 2009}}
The borough is represented by one councillor on the [[Sherbrooke City Council]], and two councillors who serve on the local borough council but not on the full city council. Its current city councillor is Nicole Bergeron, and its borough councillors are Benoît Dionne and Michel Lamontagne.


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File:Hardwood lumber yard in Bromptonville, Quebec (1921).jpg|Hardwood lumber yard in Bromptonville, 1921
File:Brompton Inondation 1948 Rue Larocque - panoramio - Mario Hains.jpg|Brompton
</gallery>


==References==
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[[Category:Boroughs of Sherbrooke]]
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[https://archive.today/20121216045427/http://www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/webconcepteur/web/VilledeSherbrooke/fr/arrondissements/brompton Borough of Brompton]


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{{Boroughs of Sherbrooke}}
[[fr:Bromptonville]]
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Boroughs of Sherbrooke]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2002]]

Latest revision as of 20:47, 9 April 2024

Brompton
Borough
Borough of Sherbrooke
Location of Brompton
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMSherbrooke
MergedJanuary 1, 2002
Government
 • City councillorNicole Bergeron
 • Borough councillorsBenoît Dionne
Kathleen Gélinas
Area
[1]
 • Land75 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
6,314
 • Density84.18/km2 (218.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code819
WebsiteBorough of Brompton

Brompton is a borough of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec. The borough comprises the former city of Bromptonville, which was amalgamated into the city of Sherbrooke on January 1, 2002. Prior to December 30, 1998, "Brompton" referred to a township municipality which occupied some of the territory of the modern-day borough of Brompton.

Prior to June 12, 1996, the township municipality of Brompton and the city of Bromptonville were part of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality; on that date they both transferred to Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality (as it was then called). On December 30, 1998, the township municipality of Brompton merged into the city of Bromptonville. On January 1, 2002, the by-now-renamed La Région-Sherbrookoise Regional County Municipality became defunct when nearly all of it was merged into the expanded city of Sherbrooke; the city of Bromptonville became the borough of Brompton.

As an independent municipality, Bromptonville had a population of 5,571 in the Canada 2001 Census. As a borough of Sherbrooke, Brompton had a population of 6,314 in 2009.

Government

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Further information: Sherbrooke municipal election, 2009

The borough is represented by one councillor on the Sherbrooke City Council, and two councillors who serve on the local borough council but not on the full city council. Its current city councillor is Nicole Bergeron, and its borough councillors are Benoît Dionne and Michel Lamontagne.

  • Hardwood lumber yard in Bromptonville, 1921
    Hardwood lumber yard in Bromptonville, 1921
  • Brompton
    Brompton

References

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  1. ^ "Portrait". Brompton (in French). Ville de Sherbrooke. 2008-01-28. Archived from the original on 2008-08-16. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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45°28′N 71°56′W / 45.467°N 71.933°W / 45.467; -71.933

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