Sherbrooke, Quebec
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| Ville de Sherbrooke, Québec | |
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| Motto: Ne quid nimis | |
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| Country | Canada  |
| Province | Quebec  |
| Settled | 1793 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Jean Perrault |
| - Governing body | Sherbrooke City Council |
| - MPs | Serge Cardin |
| - MNAs | Jean Charest |
| Area | |
| - City | 353.46 km² (136.5 sq mi) |
| - Metro | 1,231.86 km² (475.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - City | 147,427 |
| - Density | 417.1/km² (1,080.3/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 186,952 |
| - Metro Density | 151.8/km² (393.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | J1E,J1G,J1H,J1J,J1K,J1L,J1M,J1N,J1R |
| Website: City of Sherbrooke | |
Sherbrooke (2006 population: 147,427) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada, the only major city in the Eastern Townships. Although originally settled in the early nineteenth century by anglophones, it is today primarily a francophone city.
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[edit] Description
Located at the confluence of the Saint-François River (St. Francis River) and Magog River, Sherbrooke is in the centre of an important agricultural region with many dairy farms. There is also some industry in the region. An important business is the manufacture of hockey sticks: more hockey sticks are made in Sherbrooke than anywhere else in the world. Sherbrooke is home to a concrete truss bridge, the first of its kind in the world.
The area of Sherbrooke was first settled in 1793 by American Loyalists, including Gilbert Hyatt, a farmer from Schenectady, New York, who built a flour mill in 1802. In 1818 the village of "Hyatt's Mills" received its current name, being named after Governor General Lord Sherbrooke at the time of his retirement and return to England.
Sherbrooke has become known as a major student city. With four major colleges and two universities, its student population is one of its defining features. The city is the site of the Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop's University. Bishop's is the province's only English-language university located outside the island of Montreal.
The city grew considerably on January 1, 2002, by the mergers of the cities of Sherbrooke, Ascot, Bromptonville, Deauville, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Rock Forest, and Saint-Élie-d'Orford.
The merged city is composed of six boroughs:
- Brompton (formerly Bromptonville)
- Fleurimont (formerly East of Sherbrooke and Fleurimont)
- Lennoxville (formerly Lennoxville)
- Mont-Bellevue (formerly West/South/Center of Sherbrooke and Ascot)
- Rock-Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville (formerly Rock Forest, Saint-Élie and Deauville)
- Jacques-Cartier (formerly North of Sherbrooke)
[edit] Demographics
Sherbrooke Metro Area (2001)
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The information regarding ethnicities above is from the 2001 Canadian Census. The percentages add to more than 100% because of dual responses (e.g. "French-Canadian" generates an entry in both the category "French" and the category "Canadian".) Groups with greater than 1,500 responses are included.
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[edit] Newspapers
Daily newspapers are La Tribune and The Record. Le journal de Sherbrooke, owned by Quebecor, and La Nouvelle, a community newspaper, are published for free every Saturday. The Voir cultural magazine also publishes a regional version.
[edit] Notables
- Pierre-Marc Bouchard, professional hockey player for the Minnesota Wild
- Serge Cardin, Bloc Québécois MP for Sherbrooke
- Jean Charest, federal cabinet minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Progressive Conservative Party leader; Quebec Liberal Party leader and Premier of Quebec
- Northrop Frye, literary critic
- Garou, singer
- Yousuf Karsh, photographer
- Sylvia Tremblay, body builder
- Étienne Goulet-Lang, medical pioneer
Joseph-Armand Bombardier hailed from the Sherbrooke area. John Bassett and Conrad Black started their careers as media barons as owner and co-owner, respectively, of the Sherbrooke Record.
[edit] External links
- Sherbrooke Web - The most visited website in the region
- Sherbrooke website
- EstriePlus.com = What's appening in Sherbrooke
- (French) Sherbrooke's amateur hockey website
- (French) La Tribune
- (French) Université de Sherbrooke
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Sherbrooke City | Coaticook | Le Granit | Le Haut-Saint-François | Les Sources | Memphrémagog | Le Val-Saint-François Neighbouring regions: Chaudière-Appalaches | Montérégie | Centre-du-Québec |
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 Subdivisions of Quebec |
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| Regions | Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Bas-Saint-Laurent · Capitale-Nationale · Centre-du-Québec · Chaudière-Appalaches · Côte-Nord · Estrie · Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Lanaudière · Laurentides · Laval · Mauricie · Montérégie · Montréal · Nord-du-Québec · Outaouais · Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Territories | Basse-Côte-Nord · Jamésie · Kativik · Nunavik |
| Separated cities | Gatineau · Lévis · Notre-Dame-des-Anges · Rouyn-Noranda · Saguenay · Saint-Augustin · Shawinigan · Sherbrooke · Trois-Rivières |
| Agglomeration areas | La Tuque · Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Longueuil · Montreal · Quebec City |
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