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Farnham is a town located in the province of Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada. It is part of the Brome-Missisquoi
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Brome-Missisquoi is a List of Quebec county regional municipalities in south central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Cowansville, Quebec....
 regional county municipality
Regional county municipality

The term regional county municipality or RCM is used in the Canada province of Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units....
, in the administrative region of Montérégie
Montérégie

Mont?r?gie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Quebec, Brossard, Quebec, Granby, Quebec, Longueuil, Quebec, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec....
. It is the second most populated of the RCM.

t on the shores of the Yamaska River
Yamaska River

The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada. Its name comes from the Abenaki language meaning "where Juncus grow", referring to the marsh at river's mouth ....
, at the border of the Saint-Lawrence lowlands, the city of Farnham is located in the center of important cities such as Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (West) and Granby
Granby

Granby may refer to:...
 (North-East).

city of Farnham takes its name from the township (Canada)
Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county itself....
 of Farnham.






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Farnham is a town located in the province of Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
, Canada. It is part of the Brome-Missisquoi
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Brome-Missisquoi is a List of Quebec county regional municipalities in south central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Cowansville, Quebec....
 regional county municipality
Regional county municipality

The term regional county municipality or RCM is used in the Canada province of Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units....
, in the administrative region of Montérégie
Montérégie

Mont?r?gie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Quebec, Brossard, Quebec, Granby, Quebec, Longueuil, Quebec, Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec....
. It is the second most populated of the RCM.

Geography

Built on the shores of the Yamaska River
Yamaska River

The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada. Its name comes from the Abenaki language meaning "where Juncus grow", referring to the marsh at river's mouth ....
, at the border of the Saint-Lawrence lowlands, the city of Farnham is located in the center of important cities such as Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (West) and Granby
Granby

Granby may refer to:...
 (North-East).

History

The city of Farnham takes its name from the township (Canada)
Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county itself....
 of Farnham. The latter is one of the few townships being proclaimed before 1800, and was named as such in remembrance of Farnham
Farnham

Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley Borough Council. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire....
, UK. The first "Farnhamiens", mostly Loyalists
Loyalist (American Revolution)

Loyalists were Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to the Kingdom of Great Britain during and after the American Revolutionary War. They were often referred to as Tories, Royalists, or King's Men by the Patriot , those that supported the American cause....
 from the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, first came there in 1800.

On December 28 1876, Farnham got the status of "town". On March 8, 2000, the town of Farnham and the municipality of Rainville merged together to form the new "City of Farnham". The total population is now numbered at 8,000 inhabitants.

Farnham is also the site of an important military training camp, used primarily by the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School
Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School

The Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School is located at the G?n?ral-Jean-Victor-Allard Building in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.CFLRS is a leadership training school for both primary reservists and the regular forces....
 and local militia.

Notable people

  • H. H. Bennett
    H. H. Bennett

    Henry Hamilton Bennett was a photographer famous for his pictures of the Dells of the Wisconsin River and surrounding region taken between 1865 and 1908....
    , photographer, was born in Farham.


Notable attractions

  • Petite Église - once an old church, the newly renovated building is now a fully functional recording studio, owned and operated by Montreal
    Montreal

    Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
    -based indie rock
    Indie rock

    Indie rock is alternative rock that most notably exists in the Independent music underground music scene. It primarily refers to rock musicians that are or were unsigned, or have signed to independent record labels, rather than major record labels....
     band Arcade Fire. Other notable bands to have recorded at Petite Église include Wolf Parade
    Wolf Parade

    Wolf Parade is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec....
     and Hot Springs
    Hot Springs (band)

    Hot Springs was a female-fronted indie-rock band based in Montr?al. Formed in the spring of 2004, Hot Springs featured Giselle Webber on Singing and guitar, R?my Nadeau-Aubin on guitar, Fr?d?ric Sauv? on bass guitar and Anne Gauthier on Drum kit ....
    .


Activities

Located in Farnham is Canada's leading parachuting school, Nouvel Air. Farnham has an arena named in honor of Madeleine Auclair. Since the 1990s Farnham has had a [skate board park), which hosts an annual festival every August named "Skatefest de Farnham". Southeast of Farnham is the golf course "Club de Golf de Farnham".

Farnham is on the route of both the Montérégiade Farnham/Granby and Route verte bicycle paths.

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