La Région-Sherbrookoise Regional County Municipality Explained

La Région-Sherbrookoise
Settlement Type:Regional county municipality
Coordinates:45.4167°N -125°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Estrie
Established Title:Effective
Established Date:January 1982
Extinct Title:Dissolved
Extinct Date:December 31, 2001
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Sherbrooke
Government Type:Prefecture
Area Total Km2:429
Area Land Km2:423.57
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:141212
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:333.4
Population Blank1 Title:Change (1996–2001)
Population Blank1:2.8%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:66818
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Area Code:819

La Région-Sherbrookoise was a former regional county municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. Prior to September 12, 1998 it was known as Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality.[2]

It ceased to exist when most of it amalgamated into the expanded city of Sherbrooke on January 1, 2002.

Subdivisions

La Région-Sherbrookoise RCM consisted of:

History

The City of Bromptonville and the Township of Brompton joined Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality on June 12, 1996. Until then, both had been parts of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. They merged to form the new City of Bromptonville on December 30, 1998. Bromptonville merged into the new City of Sherbrooke on January 1, 2002 and became the borough of Brompton, but part of the former city was annexed to Stoke instead.

Dissolution

On January 1, 2002, all of the above except Waterville amalgamated into the newly expanded City of Sherbooke, as part of the 2001–2002 municipal reorganization in Quebec. Waterville remained independent and moved to Coaticook Regional County Municipality.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census profile: La Région-Sherbrookoise.
  2. Web site: Modifications aux municipalités du Québec . September 1998 . Bureau de la statistique du Québec . 0843-8250 . 2012-05-20 .