about sherbrooke, québec

Population: 161,323 (2016)

Location: Sherbrooke is a city in southern Québec.

Area (Size): 367.1km²

French language presence:

• Roughly 148,210 individuals speak French as their first language

• Roughly 69,185 individuals reported that they can speak both English & French.

Interesting facts

• Sherbrooke is the 6th largest city in Québec.

• The Sherbrooke region is surrounded by mountains, rivers and lakes.

• The First Nations were the first inhabitants, having originally settled the region between 8000 and 3000 years ago.

• Sherbrooke is situated where the Saint-François and Magog rivers come together.

• Sherbrook was originally known as Hyatt's Mill.

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