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Brome Lake, Quebec

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Brome Lake
Lac-Brome
Town
Brome Lake Town Hall
Brome Lake Town Hall
Official logo of Brome Lake
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Brome Lake is located in Southern Quebec
Brome Lake
Brome Lake
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°13′N 72°31′W / 45.217°N 72.517°W / 45.217; -72.517[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie[2]
RCMBrome-Missisquoi
ConstitutedJanuary 2, 1971
Government
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 • MayorLee Patterson[5]
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingBrome-Missisquoi
Area
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 • Total
223.60 km2 (86.33 sq mi)
 • Land205.27 km2 (79.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[7]
 • Total
5,923
 • Density28.6/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 7.8%
 • Dwellings
3,683
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0E
Area codes450 and 579
Highways R-104
R-139
R-215
R-243
Websitelacbrome.ca

The Town of Brome Lake (officially Ville de Lac-Brome[3]) is a town in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of southern Quebec, Canada. In the 2021 Canadian Census, Brome Lake had a population of 5,923.

Brome Lake was created in 1971 through the merger of the Township of Brome with the village municipalities of Knowlton and Foster. Its territory also includes Bondville, East Hill, Fulford, Iron Hill, and West Brome.[8]

Toponymy

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The town is named after Brome Lake. The lake took its name from Brome Township, which appears on a map by Gale and Durberger dating from 1795.[9] The Commission de toponymie du Quebec traces the name "Brome" to English toponymy, most likely the village of Brome, Suffolk, although Brome Hall, the seat of the Cornwallis family, has also been suggested as its source. [10]

History

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The Old Court House and Registry Office of Brome County.

Archaeological research in the Brome-Missisquoi region documents indigenous presence dating back over 5,000 years. A five-year archaeological program identified 19 sites in the region, 18 of them prehistoric, with evidence from the Archaic and Woodland periods.[11] The Brome Lake area lies within the traditional territory of the Wabanaki Nation.[12]

Settlement in Brome Township began in the 1790s. Jonathan Hart settled in the southern part of the township in 1794, Henry Collins arrived near the Dunham boundary the following year, and Ebenezer Collins settled at what became West Brome in 1796. Brome Township was formally proclaimed in 1797.[13] The early settlers came mainly from New England and New York; some were Loyalists while others came north in search of land.[13]

The settlement that became Knowlton developed later. Matthew Morehouse of Massachusetts was among the first settlers in the immediate area, followed by John Capel of Vermont.[13] Paul Holland Knowlton moved to the present village site in 1834, where he established a sawmill and later a forge, store, and flour mill. The settlement was known as Coldbrook until the opening of the Knowlton post office in 1851.[13][14]

Knowlton became the county seat of Brome County in 1855 and was incorporated as a village municipality in 1888.[13][14] Foster became a separate village municipality in 1917.[15]

The present town of Brome Lake was formed in 1971 when the Township of Brome merged with Knowlton and Foster.[15][14] Bondville, East Hill, Fulford, Iron Hill and West Brome, which had formed part of the surrounding township, became part of the new town.[13]

Geography

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The eponymous Brome Lake.

Brome Lake has a land area of 206.90 km².[9] Brome Lake, which covers about 15 km², lies within the municipality and is the source of the Yamaska River.[9] The Village of Brome is surrounded on three sides by the Town of Brome Lake.[16]

The area lies within the Appalachian Mountains geological region. Bedrock around Brome Lake includes the Sutton Schists and related metamorphic units, with schist, quartzite, and metavolcanic rocks occurring in the area.[17] Glacial deposits cover much of the lower terrain. A federal soil survey of Brome County recorded loamy and sandy loam tills, derived from schist and sandstone, together with deposits of outwash sand and gravel.[18]

The Blandford soil series is widespread in Brome and Shefford areas. It developed mainly in loamy glacial till derived from schist and sandstone, and is generally found on rolling or hilly ground.[18] The survey described maple, birch, and beech as the principal natural vegetation on Blandford loam. Where cultivated, it supported hay and crops including oats, corn and potatoes.[18] The series is now classified in Quebec as a Sombric Brunisol and remains associated with the Sutton Mountains and other Appalachian uplands of southern Quebec.[19]

The survey also identified Knowlton gravelly sandy loam, found mainly in Brome County. This soil developed in gravelly glacial outwash containing slate, schist, sandstone and igneous material, and is generally well to excessively drained.[18]

Historical Census Data - Lac-Brome, Quebec[20]
YearPop.±%
1991 4,824—    
1996 5,073+5.2%
2001 5,444+7.3%
2006 5,629+3.4%
2011 5,609−0.4%
2016 5,495−2.0%
2021 5,923+7.8%

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lac-Brome had a population of 5,923 living in 2,828 of its 3,683 total private dwellings, a change of 7.8% from its 2016 population of 5,495. With a land area of 206.9 km2 (79.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 28.6/km2 (74.1/sq mi) in 2021.[21]

Canada census – Lac-Brome, Quebec community profile
20212011
Population5,923 (+7.8% from 2016)5,609 (-0.4% from 2006)
Land area206.90 km2 (79.88 sq mi)205.27 km2 (79.26 sq mi)
Population density28.6/km2 (74/sq mi)27.3/km2 (71/sq mi)
Median age58 (M: 58, F: 58.4)53.3 (M: 52.6, F: 54.0)
Private dwellings2,828 (total)  3,473 (total) 
Median household income$53,881
References: 2021[22] 2011[23]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lac-Brome, Quebec[20]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
5,450
 2,640 Increase 6.5% 48.44% 2,545 Decrease 1.2% 46.70% 65 Decrease 53.6% 1.19% 200 Decrease 18.4% 3.67%
2006
5,440
 2,480 Increase 10.5% 45.59% 2,575 Decrease 10.4% 47.33% 140 Increase 180.0% 2.57% 245 Increase 104.2% 4.50%
2001
5,290
 2,245 Increase 30.9% 42.44% 2,875 Decrease 3.4% 54.35% 50 Decrease 50.0% 0.94% 120 Decrease 31.4% 2.27%
1996
4,965
 1,715 n/a 34.54% 2,975 n/a 59.92% 100 n/a 2.01% 175 n/a 3.52%

Government

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Brome Lake is governed by a mayor and six councillors. Each councillor represents one electoral district, and members are elected for four-year terms. Lee Patterson was elected mayor on November 2, 2025.[24]

Town Council of Brome Lake
Council District Councillor
Bondville-Fulford Claude Rajotte
West Brome-Iron Hill Steven Beerwort
East Hill Pierre Laplante
Knowlton-Victoria Lisa Payne
Knowlton-Lakeside Patrick Ouvrard
Foster Robert Laflamme
Mayors of Brome Lake
From To Name
1971 1987 Homer Blackwood
1987 1991 Gilles Decelles
1991 2009 Paul-Émile Noiseux
2009 2013 Gilles Decelles
2013 2025 Richard Burcombe
2025 INC. Lee Patterson

Education

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Media

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Brome Lake has one radio station serving its local area, the Knowlton-based CIDI-FM 99.1 MHz.

In film

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In 1967, Paramount Studios chose Knowlton as the location to film the children's movie My Side of the Mountain, an adaptation of a book by Jean Craighead George.[25] Many scenes from the village were used as well as a man-made pond at the corner of Chemin Paramount and Chemin Paige near Mount Glen.

Knowlton was also used as a filming location in 1975 for "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane", starring Jodie Foster.[26]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Reference number 72629". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ↑ "La Haute-Yamaska et Brome-Missisquoi entrent dans le giron de l'Estrie". La Tribune. 8 July 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 46075". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  4. ↑ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Council".
  6. ↑ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Lac-Brome, Quebec
  7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference cp2021-bl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ↑ "Lac-Brome - Lac-Brome (Ville)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  9. 1 2 3 "Lac Brome - Lac-Brome (Ville)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  10. ↑ "Lac-Brome - Lac-Brome (Ville)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  11. ↑ "En remontant la rivière aux Brochets. Cinq mille ans d'histoire amérindienne dans Brome-Missisquoi – version pdf – Recherches autochtones au Québec". recherches-autochtones.org. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
  12. ↑ "Present and Past". Lac-Brome Museum. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History | Town of Brome Lake". Town of Brome Lake. Retrieved September 16, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. 1 2 3 "Knowlton - Lac-Brome (Ville)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  15. 1 2 "Lac-Brome - Lac-Brome (Ville)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  16. ↑ "Brome - Brome (Municipalité de village)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  17. ↑ "MB 88-13 - Geologie de la region du Lac Brome (Phase 2)" [MB 88-13 - Geology of the Lake Brome Region (Phase 2)] (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-09-16.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Soil survey of Shefford, Bromе and Missisquoi counties in the province of Quebec" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-23.
  19. ↑ "Blandford - Brunisol sombrique (en révision)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-09-05.
  20. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  21. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  22. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  23. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  24. ↑ "Conseil municipal | Ville de Lac-Brome". Lac-Brome (in French). Retrieved 2026-09-16.
  25. ↑ "Knowlton becomes site of Hollywood Movie, 'My Side of the Mountain'". Granby Leader Mail. 1967-09-20. pp. 8, 10. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  26. ↑ Pratley, Gerald (2003). A Century of Canadian Cinema: Gerald Pratley's Feature Film Guide, 1900 to the Present. Lynx Images. p. 127. ISBN 1894073215.
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