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.

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

Language	Population	Percentage (%)
French only	33,560	73.91%
English only	9,835	21.66%
Both English and French	710	1.56%
Other languages	1,295	2.85%

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

• Official site
• Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec
• Statistics Canada