Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
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. In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.
Brome-Missisquoi | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | January 1, 2010 |
| County seat | Cowansville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Arthur Fauteux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 64,786 |
| • Density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 | 11.1% |
| • Dwellings | 34,331 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
In Parliament it is covered by the Brome—Missisquoi federal electoral district.
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