Bromont
Bromont | ||
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The Mont Brome towers over the city |
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Motto : Ville Branchée | ||
Location in Quebec | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Quebec | |
Administrative region : | Montérégie | |
MRC or equivalent : | La Haute-Yamaska | |
Coordinates : | 45 ° 18 ′ N , 72 ° 44 ′ W | |
Height : | 110 m - 139 m | |
Area : | 114.13 km² | |
Residents : | 9041 (as of 2016) | |
Population density : | 79.2 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Postal code : | J2L | |
Foundation : | 1964 | |
Mayor : | Pauline Quinlan | |
Website : | www.bromont.com |
Bromont is a city in southwest Quebec in Canada . It is located 75 kilometers east of the megacity of Montreal .
The city has a high-tech business park and a smaller airport .
Demographics
The census in 2016 showed a population of 9,041 inhabitants for the municipality, after the census in 2011 showed a population of 7,649 inhabitants for the municipality. The population has increased by 18.2% compared to the last census in 2011 and is thus well above the provincial average with a population increase in Québec of 3.3%. In the census period 2006 to 2011, the population in the municipality had increased by 26.4%, well above the provincial trend, where the population had increased by 4.7%.
For the 2016 census, a median age of 44.2 years was determined for the municipality . The median age of the province in 2016 was only 42.5 years. The average age was 42.2 years, or 41.9 years in the province. For the 2011 census, a median age of 41.4 years was determined for the municipality. The median age of the province in 2011 was only 41.9 years.
Sports
At the 1976 Summer Olympics , all equestrian competitions, with the exception of team jumping, took place in Bromont. Various international tournaments organized by the FEI in show jumping , dressage , eventing and driving are held in the maintained and last updated 2010 Olympic facility . In 2018, Bromont was the second city in North America to host the World Equestrian Games . In July 2016, however, it was announced that the organizers had to terminate the contract with the FEI for financial reasons.
In addition to horse riding, you can also go skiing , mountain biking or golfing in Bromont .
Personalities
mayor
- Germain Désourdy (1964-1977)
- Robert Leboeuf (1977-1978)
- Pierre Jacob (1978-1982)
- Pierre Bellefleur (1982-1996)
- Robert Désourdy (1996-1998)
- Pauline Quinlan (1998 - today)
Sons and daughters
- François Lapierre (* 1941), Roman Catholic clergyman, bishop emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ IATA : ZBM, ICAO : CZBM
- ^ Bromont Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . April 24, 2018, accessed September 24, 2018 .
- ^ Bromont Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed September 24, 2018 .
- ↑ International Bromont (French, English)
- ↑ Dressage International ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French English)
- ↑ Bromont Three Day Event (French, English)
- ↑ International d'Attelage Bromont (French, English)
- ↑ FEI Bureau allocates FEI World Equestrian Games ™ 2018 to Canada , FEI press release, June 9, 2014 (English)
- ↑ No World Equestrian Games 2018 in Bromont - FEI is looking for alternatives , propferd.at, July 23, 2016