Parc des Optimistes

Parc des Optimistes is a park in Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec. Parc des Optimistes is situated nearby to the suburb Fleurimont, as well as near Jacques-Cartier.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amedée-Roy Stadium and Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet.

Amedée-Roy Stadium

Sports venue

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Amedée Roy Stadium is a baseball stadium in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. It serves as the home ballpark of an amateur baseball team, the Sherbrooke Expos, and has hosted baseball games during events such as the 2002 World Junior Baseball Championship and the 2013 Canada Games.

Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet

Sports venue

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The Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet is a 3,646-seat multi-purpose arena in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. It was built in 1965. Starting in 2012, this arena was renovated and is now home to the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the QMJHL.

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Michael

Church

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Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and cathedral dedicated to St. Michael located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The church is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sherbrooke and Lennoxville.

Sherbrooke

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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.

Lennoxville

Suburb

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Lennoxville is an arrondissement, or borough, of the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Lennoxville is located at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi River, approximately 5 kilometres south of downtown Sherbrooke. Lennoxville is situated 6 km south of Parc des Optimistes.