sherbrooke

First Nations settled the region between 8,000 and 3,000 years ago.Kesteman, Jean-Pierre, Histoire de Sherbrooke Take I: l'âge de l'eau à l'ère of vapeur (1802-1866), ed. GGC, 2000, p.14 353. The Abenaki called it {{lang|abe|Ktinékétolékouac}}/{{lang|abe|Kchi Nikitawtegwak}} ('the large forks'),{{Cite web|title=Sherbrooke {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sherbrooke|access-date=2021-12-31|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}} or {{lang|abe|Shacewanteku}} (where one smokes).

File:Sherbrooke en 1928.jpg

The first non-native settler was the farmer Jean-Baptiste Nolain, in 1779. The area was first surveyed in 1792.{{Cite DCB |title=Hyatt, Gilbert |url=https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hyatt_gilbert_6E.html |volume=6 |first=Marie-Paule R. |last=LaBrèque |access-date=2021-12-31}}

Americans from Vermont built mills in the area in 1802. Gilbert Hyatt led a group of loyalists, who settled around 1803. He dammed the Magog River and a gristmill and a sawmill were soon built nearby. The settlement was then known as Hyatt's Mills.{{cite web|title=Sherbrooke|url=http://www.canadiantravelguide.net/cities/SHERBROOKE/|access-date=29 December 2021|website=Canadian Travel Guide}}

The first immigrants from England arrived in 1815.{{cite web |last1=Sherbrooke |first1=Destination |title=A brief history of Sherbrooke |website=Destination Sherbrooke |url=https://www.destinationsherbrooke.com/en/useful-information/portrait-de-sherbrooke/history-and-genealogy |access-date=31 December 2021}} The British American Land Company was formed in 1832{{cite web |url= https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/british-american-land-company/|title= British American Land Company|last= Baskerville|first= Peter A.|date= February 6, 2006|website= thecanadianencyclopedia.ca|publisher= Canadian Encyclopedia}} to acquire and develop almost {{convert|1100000|acre|sqmi km2|0}} of Crown land and other lands in the area. It prioritized speculation over immigration.{{cite journal |last1=Browde |first1=Anatole |title=Settling the Canadian Colonies: A Comparison of Two Nineteenth-Century Land Companies |journal=Business History Review |date=2002 |volume=76 |issue=2 |pages=299–335 |doi=10.2307/4127841 |jstor=4127841 |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/4127841 |access-date=31 December 2021 |language=en |issn=0007-6805}}

In 1852 a railway linked Montreal and Portland, Maine via Sherbrooke. By the 1890s, there were rail connections to Boston, Halifax, and New York City.

File:Sherbrooke 1889.jpg

File:Sherbrooke 1881.jpg of Sherbrooke from 1881, including a list of landmarks]]

Immigration from the rest of Quebec began in 1850, and by 1871 francophones were in the majority.

By the turn of the 20th century, Sherbrooke was a thriving industrial city, with manufacturing benefiting from locally-produced hydroelectricity. From the 1950s, some the steel and textile industries declined, giving way to government services and education.

File:Dufferin Street, Sherbrooke, Que. BAnQ CP 2294 CON.jpg

As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, the city grew considerably on 1 January 2002, when it absorbed Ascot, Bromptonville, Deauville, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Rock Forest, and Saint-Élie-d'Orford. Part of Stoke was also annexed to the newly expanded Sherbrooke.

In 2012, a local biochemical factory suffered an explosion, which killed 2, and injured 19, some severely. A large toxic cloud enveloped part of the city, raising health concerns.{{Cite news|last=Macdonald|first=Roy|date=8 November 2012|title=2 killed, 19 injured in Sherbrooke Factory explosion|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/2-killed-19-injured-in-sherbrooke-factory-explosion-1.1241114|access-date=17 November 2020}}{{Cite news|title=Pharmaceutical plant explosion injures 17, leaves cloud of toxic smoke looming over Sherbrooke|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/explosion-at-health-product-factory-injures-17-leaves-potentially-toxic-cloud-looming-over-sherbrooke|access-date=18 November 2020|website=National Post|date=8 November 2012}}

Located at the confluence of the Saint-François (St. Francis) and Magog rivers in the heart of the Eastern Townships and the {{lang|fr|italics=no|Estrie}} administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Sherbrooke. Its geographical code is 43.{{Vague|date=May 2010}}

Sherbrooke has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with long, cold, and snowy winters, warm summers, and short but crisp springs and autumns. Highs range from {{convert|-5.8|C|1}} in January to {{convert|24.6|C|1}} in July. In an average year, there are 34 nights at or colder than {{convert|-20|C}}, and 6.5 nights at or colder than {{convert|-30|C}}; 4.1 days will see highs reaching {{convert|30|C}}. Annual snowfall is large, averaging at {{convert|287|cm|in|0}}, sometimes falling in May and October. Precipitation is not sparse any time of the year, but is the greatest in summer and fall and at its least from January to April, totalling {{convert|1100|mm|in|1}} annually.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Sherbrooke was {{convert|36.7|C|0}} on 1 & 2 July 1931.{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1900-10-01%7C1972-09-30&mlyRange=1900-01-01%7C1972-12-01&StationID=5528&Prov=QC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1910&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=7&Day=9&txtStationName=sherbrooke&timeframe=2&Year=1931

| title = July 1931

| work = Canadian Climate Data

|date = 31 October 2011| access-date = 27 March 2016}} The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-41.2|C|1}} on 15 January 2004.{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1962-05-01%7C2005-01-21&dlyRange=1962-05-01%7C2016-04-30&mlyRange=1962-01-01%7C2004-12-01&StationID=5530&Prov=QC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=2004&EndYear=2004&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=9&txtStationName=sherbrooke&timeframe=2&Year=2004

| title = January 2004

| work = Canadian Climate Data

|date = 31 October 2011| access-date = 27 March 2016}}

{{Weather box

|location = Sherbrooke Airport, 1981−2010 normals, extremes 1900−present

|metric first = Y

|single line = Y

|Jan maximum humidex = 17.4

|Feb maximum humidex = 17.1

|Mar maximum humidex = 27.0

|Apr maximum humidex = 31.5

|May maximum humidex = 38.3

|Jun maximum humidex = 43.9

|Jul maximum humidex = 46.5

|Aug maximum humidex = 43.4

|Sep maximum humidex = 38.7

|Oct maximum humidex = 31.8

|Nov maximum humidex = 26.3

|Dec maximum humidex = 19.0

|year maximum humidex = 46.5

|Jan record high C = 15.0

|Feb record high C = 17.1

|Mar record high C = 25.3

|Apr record high C = 30.0

|May record high C = 33.5

|Jun record high C = 35.0

|Jul record high C = 36.7

|Aug record high C = 36.1

|Sep record high C = 34.0

|Oct record high C = 28.3

|Nov record high C = 23.9

|Dec record high C = 17.8

|year record high C = 36.7

|Jan high C = −5.8

|Feb high C = −2.8

|Mar high C = 2.3

|Apr high C = 10.4

|May high C = 18.3

|Jun high C = 22.2

|Jul high C = 24.6

|Aug high C = 23.7

|Sep high C = 19.2

|Oct high C = 12.2

|Nov high C = 5.1

|Dec high C = −2.1

|year high C = 10.6

|Jan mean C = −11.9

|Feb mean C = −9.4

|Mar mean C = −3.7

|Apr mean C = 4.5

|May mean C = 11.4

|Jun mean C = 15.5

|Jul mean C = 18.2

|Aug mean C = 17.3

|Sep mean C = 12.3

|Oct mean C = 6.3

|Nov mean C = 0.6

|Dec mean C = −7.3

|year mean C = 4.5

|Jan low C = −17.9

|Feb low C = −15.9

|Mar low C = −9.7

|Apr low C = −1.4

|May low C = 4.3

|Jun low C = 8.8

|Jul low C = 11.7

|Aug low C = 10.8

|Sep low C = 6.3

|Oct low C = 0.5

|Nov low C = −4.0

|Dec low C = −12.4

|year low C = −1.6

|Jan record low C = −41.2

|Feb record low C = −40.0

|Mar record low C = −35.0

|Apr record low C = −21.1

|May record low C = −6.7

|Jun record low C = −2.2

|Jul record low C = 0.5

|Aug record low C = −1.7

|Sep record low C = −7.4

|Oct record low C = −15.0

|Nov record low C = −25.5

|Dec record low C = −39.4

|year record low C = −41.2

|Jan chill = −47.2

|Feb chill = −48.0

|Mar chill = −42.4

|Apr chill = −29.7

|May chill = −12.8

|Jun chill = −5.4

|Jul chill = 0.0

|Aug chill = −4.7

|Sep chill = −8.6

|Oct chill = −16.7

|Nov chill = −27.9

|Dec chill = −48.3

|year chill = −48.3

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 74.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 61.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 71.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 84.0

|May precipitation mm = 94.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 108.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 109.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 126.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 94.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 90.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 99.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 86.5

|year precipitation mm = 1100.4

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 17.3

|Feb rain mm = 16.6

|Mar rain mm = 27.6

|Apr rain mm = 63.3

|May rain mm = 94.0

|Jun rain mm = 108.4

|Jul rain mm = 109.5

|Aug rain mm = 126.1

|Sep rain mm = 94.7

|Oct rain mm = 87.5

|Nov rain mm = 70.8

|Dec rain mm = 32.0

|year rain mm = 847.9

|snow colour = green

|Jan snow cm = 68.2

|Feb snow cm = 54.2

|Mar snow cm = 48.2

|Apr snow cm = 21.2

|May snow cm = 0.37

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 0.03

|Oct snow cm = 3.2

|Nov snow cm = 29.1

|Dec snow cm = 62.1

|year snow cm = 286.5

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 19.7

|Feb precipitation days = 15.5

|Mar precipitation days = 16.0

|Apr precipitation days = 14.9

|May precipitation days = 15.7

|Jun precipitation days = 15.2

|Jul precipitation days = 14.0

|Aug precipitation days = 13.3

|Sep precipitation days = 12.6

|Oct precipitation days = 14.0

|Nov precipitation days = 17.2

|Dec precipitation days = 19.1

|year precipitation days = 187.1

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm

|Jan rain days = 3.5

|Feb rain days = 3.3

|Mar rain days = 6.4

|Apr rain days = 12.2

|May rain days = 15.1

|Jun rain days = 15.1

|Jul rain days = 13.8

|Aug rain days = 14.5

|Sep rain days = 13.0

|Oct rain days = 13.7

|Nov rain days = 11.5

|Dec rain days = 5.4

|year rain days = 127.5

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm

|Jan snow days = 18.9

|Feb snow days = 14.3

|Mar snow days = 10.9

|Apr snow days = 5.6

|May snow days = 0.21

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.07

|Oct snow days = 1.5

|Nov snow days = 8.6

|Dec snow days = 16.2

|year snow days = 76.3

|Jan sun = 84.5

|Feb sun = 107.8

|Mar sun = 137.7

|Apr sun = 159.8

|May sun = 212.3

|Jun sun = 234.6

|Jul sun = 257.0

|Aug sun = 231.3

|Sep sun = 165.6

|Oct sun = 118.9

|Nov sun = 67.9

|Dec sun = 67.6

|year sun = 1844.9

|Jan percentsun = 29.8

|Feb percentsun = 36.9

|Mar percentsun = 37.4

|Apr percentsun = 39.5

|May percentsun = 46.1

|Jun percentsun = 50.1

|Jul percentsun = 54.2

|Aug percentsun = 52.9

|Sep percentsun = 43.9

|Oct percentsun = 34.9

|Nov percentsun = 23.7

|Dec percentsun = 24.8

|year percentsun = 39.5

|source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200717213354/ftp://ftp.tor.ec.gc.ca/Pub/Normals/English/

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 2020-07-17

| title = Sherbrooke A, Quebec

| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010

| access-date = 12 October 2013}}{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=sherbrooke&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=1910&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25

| title = Sherbrooke (1900-1972)

| work = Canadian Climate Data

|date = 31 October 2011| access-date = 27 March 2016}}{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=sherbrooke+u&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25

| title = Sherbrooke (Universite)

| work = Canadian Climate Data

|date = 31 October 2011| access-date = 27 March 2016}}{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=sherbrooke&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=2011&EndYear=2011&Year=2016&Month=7&Day=9&selRowPerPage=25

| title = Sherbrooke Quebec

| work = Canadian Climate Data

|date = 31 October 2011| access-date = 13 May 2022}}{{cite web

| publisher = Environment Canada

| url = https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?StationID=48371&timeframe=2&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2022&Day=12&Year=2020&Month=5#

| title = Sherbrooke

| work = Canadian Climate Data

|date = 31 October 2011| access-date = 27 March 2016}}

|date=February 2012

}}

Image:Quartier ouvrier sherbrooke.jpg

The city includes several neighbourhoods:

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• Le quartier universitaire
• Le Vieux-Nord
• Collinsville
• Secteur Galvin
• L'Est
• Ascot
• Mi-Vallon
• du Pin-Solitaire
• Le Petit Canada

{{div col end}}

{{Historical populations

|title = SherbrookeStatistics Canada: 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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|shading =

|percentages =

|1871|4432

|1881|7227

|1891|10097

|1901|11765

|1911|16405

|1921|23515

|1931|28933

|1941|35965

|1951|50543

|1956|58668

|1961|66554

|1966|75690

|1971|80711

|1976|76804

|1981|74075

|1986|74478

|1991|76429

|1996|76786

|2001|75916

|2006*|147427

|2011|154601

|2016|161323

|2021|172950

| footnote = {{center|(*) Sherbrooke annexed the City of Bromptonville, the City of Fleurimont, the City of Lennoxville, the City of Rock-Forest, the Municipality of Ascot and the Municipality of Deauville.}}

}}

{{Historical populations

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|shading =

|percentages =

|1871|8532

|1881|12410

|1891|15930

|1901|18724

|1911|23865

|1921|33624

|1931|39323

|1941|47614

|1951|63608

|1956|72789

|1961|82939

|1966|94988

|1971|103083

|1976|111137

|1981|117848

|1986|122282

|1991|131123

|1996|136681

|2001|139388

|2006|147427

|2011|154601

|2016|161323

|2021|172950

}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sherbrooke had a population of {{val|172950|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|80476|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|86019|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:172950-161323}}|161323|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|161323|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|353.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|172950|353.4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}

{{Canada census

|location = Sherbrooke

|2021_population=172,950 | 2021_pop_delta=+7.2 | 2021_land_area=353.40 | 2021_pop_density=489.4

|2021_median_age=41.2 | 2021_median_age_m=39.2 | 2021_median_age_f=42.8

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=86,019 |2021_mean_hh_income=62,400 | 2021_access_date=2022-09-14

|2016_population=161,323 |2016_pop_delta=+4.3 |2016_land_area=353.76 |2016_pop_density=456.0

|2016_median_age=40.5 |2016_median_age_m=38.5 |2016_median_age_f=42.5

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=80,341 |2016_mean_hh_income=51,706 |2016_access_date=2022-09-14

|2011_population=154,601 |2011_pop_delta=+4.9 |2011_land_area=353.49 |2011_pop_density=437.4

|2011_median_age=40.2 |2011_median_age_m=38.0 |2011_median_age_f=42.3

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=75,880 |2011_mean_hh_income=46,468 |2011_access_date=2022-09-14

|notes=

}}

As of 2021, 86.4% of Sherbrooke residents spoke French as a first language, while those whose mother tongue was English accounted for 3.9%. The next most common first languages were Spanish (2%), Arabic (1.3%), Dari (0.7%), Serbian (0.3%), Portuguese (0.2%) and Mandarin (0.2%).

As of 2021, approximately 88.7% of Sherbrooke residents were white, while 9.6% were visible minorities and 1.7% were Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups in Sherbrooke were black (3.1%), Latin American (2%), Arab (1.7%), and West Asian (1%).

File:Sherb RMR2.PNGThe Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) comprises the cities of Sherbrooke, Magog and Waterville, the municipalities of Ascot Corner, Compton, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Stoke and Val-Joli; the township municipalities of Hatley and Orford; and the village municipality of North Hatley. The population in 2021 was 227,398. The median age was 43.

Approximately 90.5% of the greater Sherbrooke area residents were white, while 7.7% were visible minorities and 1.8% were Aboriginal.

French was mother tongue to 87.3% of residents. The next most common mother tongues were English (4.5%), Spanish (1.6%), Arabic (1.0%) Dari (0.5%), Mandarin (0.2%), Portuguese (0.2%) and Serbian (0.2%).

About 55.7% of the population identified as Catholic in 2021 while 32.2% said they had no religious affiliation, 2.9% were Muslim, 0.5% Anglican, 0.5% Eastern Orthodox, 0.4% Jehovah's Witness and 0.4% Baptist. United Church and Pentecostals made up 0.3% of the population each while buddhist made 0.2%.

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Sherbrooke, which is the economic centre of Estrie, is a significant cultural, industrial, and academic hub in the province. The city is directly served by two railways: the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Sherbrooke is also served by four highways as well as the regional airport named Sherbrooke Airport but located in the nearby city of Cookshire-Eaton. Sherbrooke Airport no longer offers scheduled passenger services as of March 2010.

According to data from the Institut de la statistique du Québec, average personal income per capita in the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of Sherbrooke amounted to {{currency|30976|CAD}} in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/regions/profils/profil05/econo_fin/conj_econo/cptes_econo/rev05_mrc_an.htm|title=Per capita personal income and its components, RCMs and equivalent territory of the Estrie region, 2006-2010|publisher=Institut de la statistique du Québec|date=14 December 2011|access-date=24 July 2012}} Estrie's GDP for the same year was ${{Format price|9591600000}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/regions/profils/profil05/econo_fin/conj_econo/cptes_econo/pib05_an.htm|title=Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, Estrie and all of Québec, 2006-2010|publisher=Institut de la statistique du Québec|date=18 August 2011|access-date=24 July 2012}}

The hockey equipment manufacturer Sherwood was founded in Sherbrooke in 1949. The city is also home to the hockey puck manufacturer Inglasco.

;Largest employers

As of 2010, the largest employers in Sherbrooke are Université de Sherbrooke (6,000 employees), Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (5,511), Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke (3,050), Centre de santé et de services sociaux – Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke (2,650), City of Sherbrooke (1,913), Desjardins Group (1,713), Cégep de Sherbrooke (800), Centre Jeunesse de l'Estrie (527), Nordia Inc. (500), Canada Post (497), Kruger Inc. - Publication papers business unit (455), Bishop's University (450) and McDonald's (400).{{cite web|url=http://emploiquebec.net/publications/pdf/05_imt_grandsemployeurs.pdf|title=Les 500 plus grands employeurs de l'Estrie|publisher=La Tribune|date=18 March 2010|access-date=24 July 2012}} These include enterprises operating in Sherbrooke only and having 400 or more employees.

File:Monument aux braves, Sherbrooke - 5.jpg by George William Hill is a cenotaph erected in 1926 to commemorate the soldiers who were killed during World War I.{{cite web|last1=Bombardier|first1=David|title=Le cénotaphe sera restauré|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/la-tribune/sherbrooke/200809/16/01-21377-le-cenotaphe-sera-restaure.php|publisher=La Tribune|date=16 September 2008|access-date=12 August 2014|language=fr}}]] In the summer season, several festivals, concerts, and events are held in the city, such as the Fête du Lac des Nations, Sherblues & Folk, and the Festival des traditions du monde. Come winter, the city hosts the Carnaval de Sherbrooke.

The city has British architectural heritage, as seen in the buildings in Vieux-Nord.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Sherbrooke has the fourth largest theatre in Quebec, the Maurice O'Bready University Cultural Centre of Sherbrooke (Salle Maurice-O’bready du centre culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke). Music, theatre, and dance shows are staged there. The Centennial Theatre of Bishop's University also hosts music and dance concerts from around the world. The Vieux Clocher, owned by the Université de Sherbrooke, has two stages, the primary being used by various music groups and comedians from around the province. The Théâtre Granada, designated as a historical site by the Canadian government, holds music concerts. It has retained its original architecture since its opening. The Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke, located downtown, presents musicals and plays for children.{{cite web|url=http://www.petittheatre.qc.ca/le-petit-theatre/mission/|title=Mission|access-date=13 August 2014|language=fr}}

Since 2007, the Centre des arts de la scène Jean-Besré (CASJB), built by the city with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Communications, has assisted in the creation and production of material for the region's artistic community.{{cite web |title=Accueil |url=http://casjb.com/ |website=CASJB |access-date=29 December 2021 |language=en}} It serves as the location for training theatre, music, and dance professionals. It contains three rehearsal studios, a production room, a decoration workshop, and a costume workshop, as well as administrative offices for each of its resident companies.

Image:Édifices rue dufferin.jpg

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• Salle Maurice-O'Bready
• Granada Theatre
• Centennial Theatre
• Vieux Clocher
• Le Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke
• Théâtre Léonard Saint-Laurent
• Salle Alfred-Des Rochers

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• La bibliothèque municipale Éva-Senécal, the main city library (opened 22 December 1990), is named for Éva Senécal (1905-1988), poet, novelist and journalist.
• La bibliothèque du secteur de Rock Forest
• La bibliothèque du secteur de Saint-Élie
• La bibliothèque Gisèle-Bergeron
• La bibliothèque de Lennoxville, at the intersection of rue Queen and rue College, near Bishop's University, offers a book lending service in French and English.

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• Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum
• Centre d'interprétation de l'histoire de Sherbrooke
• Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts
• Centre culturel et du patrimoine Uplands
• Art gallery at the Centre Culturel of Sherbrooke University
• Centre d'art actuel Sporobole
• Prison Winter

• Johnville Bog & Forest Park
• Forêt jardinée de l'aéroport de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke has parks and greenspaces that encompass a variety of recreational activities. In total, there are 108 in the municipality.{{cite web|url=http://sherbrooke-innopole.com/living-in-sherbrooke/sports-recreation-and-outdoor-activities/|title=Sports, recreation, and outdoor activities|publisher=Sherbrooke Innopole|access-date=6 July 2012}} Parks Jacques-Cartier, Mont Bellevue, Bois Beckett, Lucien-Blanchard, Central, Quintal, Victoria, and Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau are among the most popular destinations.
• Jacques-Cartier Park File:Parc Jacques-Cartier.jpg

:Situated along lac des Nations, this park is about {{convert|1|km}} away from the downtown area and is connected to the lac des Nations promenade. It contains several sports facilities including soccer fields and tennis courts. Several festivals are held here including the Fête du Lac des Nations, the Carnaval de Sherbooke, the festivities for the Fête Nationale and Canada Day.

• Mont Bellevue Park File:Parc du Mont-Bellevue.jpg

:This park is the largest in Sherbrooke, with an area of {{convert|200|ha}}. Situated partially on the campus of the Université de Sherbrooke, it is managed by the city and developed by volunteer organization Regroupement du Mont-Bellevue. Within the park are mounts Bellevue and John-S.-Bourque, the former of which has a small ski station. The park is also used for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, walking, and tubing in winter; as well as hiking, mountain biking, archery, tennis, and jogging in summer. The park contains a total of {{convert|30|km}} of trails and several different types of ecosystems.{{Cite web | last = City of Sherbrooke | author-link = Sherbrooke | title = Un peu d'histoire | date = 24 March 2010 | url = http://www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/webconcepteur/web/VilledeSherbrooke/fr/ext/nav/Basesdepleinairurbaines/ParcduMontBellevue/Unpeudhistoire.html?iddoc=124450&page=details.jsp | access-date = 1 June 2011 | language = fr | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121216020612/http://www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/webconcepteur/web/VilledeSherbrooke/fr/ext/nav/Basesdepleinairurbaines/ParcduMontBellevue/Unpeudhistoire.html?iddoc=124450&page=details.jsp | archive-date = 16 December 2012 }}

• Bois Beckett Park

:This park was established on an old maple grove that belonged to Major Henry Beckett between 1834 and 1870. The property remained in his family until it was acquired by the city in 1963.{{Cite web|url=http://www.boisbeckett.org/historique.html|title=Histoire du parc du Bois-Beckett|publisher=Le Regroupement du Bois Beckett|access-date=26 August 2010|language=fr|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022351/http://www.boisbeckett.org/historique.html|url-status=dead}} In 2000, the Ministère de Ressources naturelles et de la Faune recognized the property as an old-growth forest.{{cite web|url=http://www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/fr/ext/nav/Basesdepleinairurbaines/ParcduBoisBeckett.html?iddoc=106306|publisher=City of Sherbrooke|title=Parc du Bois-Beckett|date=20 March 2008|access-date=6 July 2012|language=fr}} The oldest tree is said to be 270 years old.{{Cite web |url=http://www.destinationsherbrooke.com/en/visitors/what-to-do/sports-and-the-outdoors/bois-beckett-park.aspx |title=Bois-Beckett Park |publisher=Destination Sherbrooke |access-date=6 July 2012}} The park is maintained, protected and promoted by a volunteer group. Several trails have been built by the city which are open year-round. Within the park, there are several artifacts left behind by Beckett, such as foundations, wells, and farm equipment.

• Lucien-Blanchard Park File:Parc Jacques-C.jpg

:Situated {{convert|3|km}} west of downtown on the bank of the Magog River, this park is open to several outdoor activities such as swimming and beach volleyball. Bicycles, canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, and dragon boats are available for rent. There is an interpretation centre with an emphasis on the reptiles and amphibians of the region as well as a boutique.

• Central Park

:At the heart of the Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville borough, this park is equipped for soccer, tennis, baseball, beach volleyball, and has a playground and an outdoor pool.

• Quintal Park

:Formerly called Parc Central de Fleurimont, this park is situated in the borough of Fleurimont, and mirrors Central Park of Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville. In early July, the Pif Classic baseball tournament is held in the park, and in August, it hosts the Festival des Traditions du Monde.

• Victoria and Sylvie-Daigle Parks

:Across Terrill Street from one another, these parks are situated just east of downtown. Inside these parks lie pedestrian trails, Olympic-size soccer fields, a handicap accessible outdoor pool, and a sports complex.{{cite web|url=http://www.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/fr/arrondissements/fleurimont/nav/deFleurimont/Parcsetequipements.html?iddoc=97624|publisher=City of Sherbrooke|language=fr|access-date=6 July 2012|title=Parcs et équipements}} This multifunctional facility, called the Centre MultiSport Roland-Dussault, has an artificial turf allowing local teams the opportunity to practise indoor soccer, baseball, football, rugby, and so on. There is a hockey arena.

• Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau File:Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau2.jpg

:Located near the Saint-François River, this marsh was developed by CHARMES, a non-profit management corporation that seeks to promote ecotourism in and around Sherbrooke.{{cite web|url=http://www.maraiscarbonneau.com/fr/historique/index.shtml|title=Historique du Marais|access-date=6 July 2012|publisher=Official site of Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau|language=fr}} The park is located on {{convert|40|ha}} of land and allows visitors access to wooden piers and observation towers, where there are over 50 tree and shrub species and birds.{{cite web|url=http://www.destinationsherbrooke.com/en/visitors/what-to-do/sports-and-the-outdoors/marais-real-d-carbonneau.aspx|title=Marais Réal-D.-Carbonneau|access-date=6 July 2012|publisher=Destination Sherbrooke}}

The Sherbrooke Expos of the Ligue de Baseball Majeur du Québec, an amateur baseball league, play their home games at Amedée Roy Stadium.

The city also hosted some games of the 2002 World Junior Baseball Championship,{{cite web|url=http://permaline.ca/media.htm|title=Between specialists, one understands...|last=Richard|first=Jean-Paul|date=31 July 2002|work=La Tribune|accessdate=31 December 2011|location=Sherbrooke}} and the 2013 Canada Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.sherbrooke2013.ca/en/sport-facility/amedee-roy-stadium|title=Amédée-Roy Stadium|year=2011|work=Sport venue|publisher=2013 Canada Games|accessdate=31 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117210858/http://www.sherbrooke2013.ca/en/sport-facility/amedee-roy-stadium|archive-date=2012-01-17|url-status=dead}}

Historically, several professional teams based in Sherbrooke competed in Minor League Baseball or in independent baseball leagues:{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Sherbrooke&state=QC&country=CA |title=Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Encyclopedia |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=December 20, 2021}}

The Sherbrooke Phoenix is a junior hockey team playing in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.

The Sherbrooke Canadiens competed in the American Hockey League from 1984 to 1990.

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Sherbrooke is the seat of the judicial district of Saint-François.{{Cite book|title=Territorial Division Act of Québec

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Local governance is provided by the Sherbrooke City Council. The mayor is Évelyne Beaudin.{{cite web|url=https://www.sherbrooke.ca/en/municipal-life/elected-municipal-officials/mayor-of-sherbrooke|title=Mayor of Sherbrooke|publisher=Ville de Sherbrooke|access-date=1 December 2021}}

Under the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, Sherbrooke merged with most of the suburban municipalities in the surrounding area: Rock Forest, Saint-Élie-d'Orford, Deauville, Fleurimont, Bromptonville, Ascot, and Lennoxville. This resulted in the creation of six Boroughs of Sherbrooke: Brompton, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Mont-Bellevue, Rock Forest–Saint-Élie–Deauville, and Jacques-Cartier. Each of the boroughs is subdivided into electoral districts, with the number varying based on population. For example, there are only two districts in Brompton, which only has 6,314 inhabitants, whereas Fleurimont (pop. 40,824) has five. Sherbrooke has 21 districts total, for which the average population is 7,200 inhabitants.

Sherbrooke is split into the federal electoral districts of Sherbrooke, represented by Élisabeth Brière of the Liberal party of Canada and Compton—Stanstead, represented by Marie-Claude Bibeau of the Liberals.

Provincially, Sherbrooke is divided into three electoral districts. Sherbrooke is represented by Christine Labrie of the Québec solidaire (QS), Saint-François is represented by Guy Hardy of the PLQ and Richmond is represented by Karine Vallières of the PLQ.

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In 2007, the crime rate was 5,491 per 100,000.{{cite web |url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/bestcitiesforbusiness/list.jsp?pageID=list&year=2007 |title=Best places to do business in Canada |access-date=13 February 2008 |date=10 September 2007 |publisher=Canadian Business}}

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Sherbrooke does not host any units from the Regular Force with the exception of a recruiting centre, but four Primary Reserve units are stationed in the city:

• 52nd Field Ambulance, formerly known as 8th Medical Company.
• 714th Communication Squadron
• Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke
• The Sherbrooke Hussars, formed from the amalgamation of The Sherbrooke Regiment and the 7th/11th Hussars in 1965.

A Canadian military artifact is preserved at the William Street Armoury: the Sherman tank "Bomb". The tank helped liberate Europe fighting with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment and is the only Canadian tank to have landed on the Normandy beach on D-Day; it fought through to VE Day without being knocked out.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

Transdev Limocar provides bus service to Montreal via Granby and Magog. Formerly, Autobus Jordez linked Sherbrooke to Drummondville and Trois-Rivières, and also to Victoriaville and Quebec City, but since the company lost their licence to operate heavy vehicles,{{cite web|url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/estrie/2010/04/22/002-autocars-jordez.shtml|title=Autocars Jordez a mis ses passagers en danger - ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|work=Radio-Canada.ca|date=22 April 2010 |access-date=26 April 2015}} they have sold their licence to Autobus La Québécoise, who now provide the service.

Société de transport de Sherbrooke (STS) provides bus service within the city. It operates 18 bus routes, 10 minibus routes, 7 express routes, 3 taxibus routes, and 3 microbus routes.

The city is located at the eastern terminus of A-10, and directly on the Autoroute Trans-Québécoise (A-55). A-10 provides a direct freeway connection to Montreal and points west, while A-55 connects directly to Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan, and points north, as well as to Interstate 91 to the south (Vermont). A-410 and A-610 are the southern and northern bypass roads, respectively.

The last passenger train for the city was VIA Rail's Montreal – Saint John, New Brunswick Atlantic, which ended service in 1994. There have been recent proposals to provide rail service from Montreal to Boston with a stop in Sherbrooke.{{cite news |last1=Muther |first1=Christopher |title=Plan to launch Montreal-to-Boston train service gains steam |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/01/lifestyle/plan-launch-montreal-to-boston-train-service-gains-steam/?event=event12 |access-date=2 September 2022 |work=The Boston Globe |date=September 1, 2022}}

Sherbrooke Airport, in Cookshire-Eaton is just east of the city. There are currently no scheduled flights operating out of the airport.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

The suburban Sherbrooke University Hospital ("CHUS"pronounced "Shoe" or "Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbooke) has over 5,200 employees, including 550 doctors. It includes a clinical research facility, the Étienne-Lebel Research Centre.

Sherbrooke's educational sector is well-developed, both as part of the city's character and as an important domain of employment, employing about 11,000 people in its colleges and universities. The city has approximately 40,000 postsecondary students, of which about 17,000 are university students.{{cite web |title=Sherbrooke and Eastern Townships |url=https://www.crc-lennox.qc.ca/future-students/sherbrooke/ |website=Champlain Regional College |access-date=10 October 2023}}

Sherbrooke has five academic institutions that make up the Sherbrooke University Pole, divided between English and French institutions. University students comprise a total of 10.32% of the city's population, the highest concentration in the province.

The city is home to one French-language university, the Université de Sherbrooke, which alone has more than 31,000 students annually. The programs are split between 8 different faculties, the largest ones being in education, medicine, and management with around 7,900, 5,000 and 4,800 students per year respectively.{{cite web |title=L'UdeS en chiffres |url=https://www.usherbrooke.ca/decouvrir/a-propos/udes-en-chiffres |website=Université de Sherbrooke |access-date=10 October 2023}} 3,000 of the university's students are international students, coming from around 100 different countries and territories. About half of the foreign students come from France, as they are exempt from additional tuition fees as part of a student mobility agreement between the Québec and French governments.{{cite web |title=Exemptions from differential tuition fees under international agreements |url=https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/study-quebec/financial-assistance-international-students/exemptions-tuition-fees-under-international-agreements |website=Government of Quebec |access-date=10 October 2023}} The university is split into three different campuses: the main campus, the Health campus located in upper Fleurimont, and the campus in Longueuil.

One of the province's three English-language universities, Bishop's University, is also located in Sherbrooke, in the borough of Lennoxville. The school brings in around 3,000 students annually, mainly for undergraduate programs. It is subdivided into three faculties and schools, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the School of Education, and the Williams School of Business.{{cite web |title=About BU / Academic programs |url=https://www.ubishops.ca |website=Bishop's University |access-date=10 October 2023}}

There are three cégeps in Sherbrooke. Two of them are French-language, the Cégep de Sherbrooke and the Séminaire de Sherbrooke, and one is English-language, Champlain College Lennoxville.

The city's public primary and secondary schools are run by either the French-language Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke or the English-language Eastern Townships School Board. The CSSRS educates around 25,000 students and employs 4,000 teachers, support staff, and administrative staff. {{cite web |title=À propos / Écoles et centres |url=https://cssrs.gouv.qc.ca/le-cssrs |website=Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke |access-date=10 October 2023}}

Sherbrooke has a total of six public secondary schools:

• Alexander Galt Regional High School
• École internationale du Phare
• École le Goéland
• École secondaire Mitchell-Montcalm
• École secondaire de la Montée
• École secondaire du Triolet

Sherbrooke also has four private schools that offer secondary education:

• Bishop's College School
• Le Salésien
• Séminaire de Sherbrooke
• Collège Mont-Notre-Dame

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