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Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
Municipality
	Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton Location in southern Quebec
	Coordinates: 45°27′N 72°05′W / 45.450°N 72.083°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	March 6, 1935
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Veilleux
• Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area
• Total	75.50 km2 (29.15 sq mi)
• Land	70.29 km2 (27.14 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	4,594
• Density	65.4/km2 (169/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	13.3%
• Dwellings	2,095
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 2P0
Area code	819
Highways	R-222 ; R-249
Website	www.sddb.ca

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, part of the Regional County Municipality of Le Val-Saint-François, within the larger administrative region of Estrie. It is located approximately 145 kilometres east of Montreal. The municipality is located in a densely wooded area on the shores of Lake Brompton.

History

The region was still little frequented at the beginning of the 19th century when the township of Brompton was proclaimed in 1801 on the lands of the county of Buckinghamshire. The parish of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton was founded in this township in 1922. Its name pays homage to Father Joseph-Denis Bellemare, parish priest of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton.^[4] On March 6, 1935, the parish municipality of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton was created by detachment of the municipalities of Brompton, Orford, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton and Saint-Élie-d'Orford. The parish was canonically erected in 1940.

On November 17, 2012, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton changed status from parish municipality to municipality. Nowadays, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is an important vacation resort in the region, in particular because of the lakes found there.

In 2021, following a referendum, the city put forward a project to install water and sewers in the Petit lac Brompton and Lac Desmarais sectors. This project includes, among other things, a loan of $31M.^[5]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec^[6]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	2,112	—
1996	2,289	+8.4%
2001	2,498	+9.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001A	2,574	+3.0%
2006	3,090	+20.0%
2011	3,402	+10.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
2016	4,054	+19.2%
2021	4,594	+13.3%

(A) adjusted figure due to boundary change.

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1838 (total dwellings: 2095)

Language

All official government actions take place in French, the official language of Quebec. French is the primary language spoken in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, though some people, especially those who deal often with tourists, are able to speak and understand English.

Mother tongue:
English as first language: 2.2%
French as first language: 95.3%
English and French as first language: 1.2%
Other as first language: 1.1%

Government

**Saint-Denis-de-Brompton federal election results**^[7]
Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	24%	611	27%	666	35%	886	7%	180	0%	0
	2019	26%	625	18%	439	41%	986	7%	174	7%	158

**Saint-Denis-de-Brompton provincial election results**^[8]
Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	39%	947	17%	409	21%	522	19%	473
	2014	22%	475	34%	716	8%	177	33%	705

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton forms part of the federal electoral district of Richmond—Arthabaska and has been represented by Alain Rayes, an independent MP, since 2015. Provincially, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is part of the Richmond electoral district and is represented by André Bachand of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

The current mayor of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is Denis Veilleux. The mayor and a five-member city council are the elected officials of the municipality.

Education

Sherbrooke's Elementary School and High School (of the Eastern Townships School Board) serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.

Tourism

The church of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton has stained glass windows made by a group of citizens assisted by a master glazier made from Claude Lafortune's paper church.