Brownsburg-Chatham

Brownsburg-Chatham is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality.

Brownsburg-Chatham
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Brownsburg-Chatham
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°41′N 74°25′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMArgenteuil
SettledEarly 1800s
ConstitutedOctober 6, 1999
Government
  MayorKévin Maurice
  Federal ridingArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
  Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
  Total254.72 km2 (98.35 sq mi)
  Land244.46 km2 (94.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total7,247
  Density29.6/km2 (77/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
1.8%
  Dwellings
3,783
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J8G
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-50

R-148
R-327
R-344
Websitewww.brownsburgchatham.ca

Economic activities include agriculture, tourism and the manufacture of explosives. It is the hometown of late Montreal Canadiens defenceman Gilles Lupien.

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