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The city of Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional cou ...
, Quebec
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is divided into six borough
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History
In the Middle A ...
s (in French, ''arrondissement
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Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...
s''), each with a president and council.
Powers
The borough council is responsible for: *Fire prevention
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*Removal of household waste and residual materials
*Funding of community
*Social and local economic development
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agencies
*Planning and management of parks and recreational
*Cultural and sports facilities, organization of recreational sports and sociocultural activities
*Maintaining local roads
*Issuing permits
*Public consultations for amendments to city planning bylaws
*Public consultations and dissemination of information to the public
*Land use planning and borough development.
List of Sherbrooke boroughs
See also
*Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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External links
Map showing boroughs
Information about boroughs
(city of Sherbrooke website) {{Estrie-geo-stub