Des Nations (Sherbrooke)
The des Nations borough was born in 2017 with the merger of the Jacques-Cartier and Mont-Bellevue boroughs. Today, the des Nations borough has more than 68,111 citizens of the great city of Sherbrooke, or more than 41% of the population of Sherbrooke! This makes it the most populous borough of Sherbrooke, while its area represents only 16% of the territory.
What is there to do in the Nations district?
There are many activities to do in this beautiful little corner of Sherbrooke. Here are the ones that come up every year:
- Sherbrooke African Rhythms Festival
- Legion Games
- Festival of World Traditions of Sherbrooke
- Mont-Bellevue Relay
- MORE!
For more activities, you can visit the Ville de Sherbrooke in the Activities Calendar section to see what will be happening during the month or even the week.
Borough schools
In terms of schooling, this borough has no shortage of schools. Here is a brief list of some schools located there:
- Our Lady of the Rosary School
- John XXIII School
- Triolet School
- Mitchell-Montcalm School
- Sherbrooke Seminar
- Anglissimo School
- MORE!
For a complete list of schools in the borough of Nations, you can go to the CSSRS web site.
Parks
The borough of Nations is a very family-friendly borough. Several parks and green spaces have been developed there. Here is a short list of the busiest parks:
- Jacques Cartier Park
- Mont-Bellevue Park
- Antoine Racine Park
- Edouard-Jean-Desruisseaux Park
- Lucien Blanchard Park
