Brome | |
Settlement Type: | Village municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
Coordinates: | 45.2°N -106°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Estrie |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | Brome-Missisquoi |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | June 20, 1923 |
Named For: | Brome, Suffolk |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | William Miller |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Brome—Missisquoi |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Brome-Missisquoi |
Area Total Km2: | 11.50 |
Area Land Km2: | 11,56 |
Area Note: | There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
Population Total: | 341 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 29.5 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 15.2% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 169 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | J0E 1K0 |
Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Census profile |
Blank Info Sec2: | [2] |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | MAMROT info |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 46070 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Toponymie info |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 8596 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Brome Village is a municipality located in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality of the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, north of Sutton, surrounded by the Town of Brome Lake and recognized as the host of one of the most important agricultural exhibitions in Quebec, the Municipality of Brome Village benefits from an exceptional view of the Sutton Mountains, wide open spaces, tranquility as well as a spirit of cooperation and solidarity.. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 341.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brome had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 11.56km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 341 | 15.2% | |
2016 | 296 | 9.6% | |
2011 | 271 | 2.5% | |
2006 | 278 | 2.8% | |
2001 | 286 | 0.3% | |
1996 | 287 | 1.0% | |
1991 | 290 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2021)[5]
Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
French only | 125 | 36.8% | |
English only | 195 | 57.4% | |
Both English and French | 15 | 4.4% | |
Other languages | 5 | 1.5% |
Brome Fair ("Exposition de Brome" in French) is an agricultural fair that takes place annually on Labour Day weekend. It is the largest rural fair in Quebec, dating back to 1856.
Like most country fairs, in addition to agricultural exhibitions and contests, Brome fair hosts a variety of country music acts, rides, games, and motorsport events.[6]