Bromont, Quebec, a city nestled in southern Canada at the base of Mont Brome, is a part of the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. Known for its resort, Ski Bromont, the area is a popular tourist destination offering a range of activities from downhill skiing and mountain biking to BMX-riding and water slides. In moderate weather, golf and equestrian events are also featured. Beyond its recreational offerings, Bromont is home to a high-tech industrial park housing companies like IBM, General Electric, and Teledyne DALSA. The region is served by the Bromont (Roland Désourdy) Airport.
The vision of Roland Désourdy (1917–2011) brought Bromont to life. In 1963, he became the first French Canadian Master of the Montreal Hunt. Bromont was developed as a model resort community in 1964, based in Brome County. In 1966, Bromont annexed the town of West Shefford, Quebec, a historical stop on the stagecoach route between Montreal and Sherbrooke, Quebec.
On June 9, 2014, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) chose Bromont as the site of the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. However, due to financial problems, Bromont had to withdraw from hosting the event in 2016.
In 2001, the Bromont Velodrome opened, using a wooden track bought from Atlanta following the 1996 Summer Olympics. After 20 years of use, it was replaced by the Vélodrome Sylvan Adams, a purpose-built indoor sports centre, in September 2022.
In 1989, Hyundai Auto Canada Inc. opened a stamping and assembly plant in Bromont, employing 800. The plant was designed to manufacture approximately 2,000 Hyundai Sonatas per week. However, the plant was operational for only four years before it closed in 1994 due to insufficient sales. The plant was subsequently sold to Olymbec Inc. and was leased to Goodyear and AAER Inc., a Quebec-based manufacturer of wind turbines.
Bromont is located between Montreal and Sherbrooke, close to Granby. Its landscape is characterized by a mountain with several summits, flat terrain with sparsely distributed hills and vales, and two lakes, Bromont and Gale. The territory is naturally covered by mixed forest and grasslands, with some areas developed for housing, shops, and a technology industrial park.
A natural domain established on Mount Gale includes a protected area for conservation and hiking. Despite these conservation efforts, a large part of Mount Brome is intensively developed. Bromont, mountain of experiences, is a mega-tourist complex, including alpine skiing facilities, a water park, holiday housing, and residences.
Bromont's city limits house special ecosystems, with mountainous terrain, lakes, creeks, a blend of trees, and prairie permitting various flora and fauna to flourish. The region is home to many species of domestic animals, birds, and wildlife. Covering most of the territory, vegetation of many kinds thrives. Biodiversity is a matter of pride in the region and Bromont aims to respect it.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bromont had a population of 11,357 living in 5,062 of its 6,249 total private dwellings, a change of 25.6% from its 2016 population of 9,041. With a land area of 114.05 km2 (44.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 99.6/km2 (257.9/sq mi) in 2021.
