Estrie
| Estrie | |
|---|---|
| Administrative region | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) |
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| Government | |
| • Regional conference of elected officers | Jacques Demers (President) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 10,212.00 km2 (3,942.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 319,004 |
| • Density | 31.2/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Estrien(ne) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | J |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | estrie.gouv.qc.ca |
The Estrie (French pronunciation: [ɛstʁi]) is an administrative region of Quebec that replaced the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 per cent francophone.[2] Anglophones are concentrated in Lennoxville, home of the region's only English-speaking university, Bishop's University. The Eastern Townships School Board runs 20 elementary schools, three high schools, and a learning centre.[3]
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Economy
While the economy of the area is mainly based on agriculture, forestry, and mining,[4] tourist attractions include four Sépaq parks: Yamaska, Mont-Orford, Frontenac, and Mont-Mégantic,[5] ski resorts at Mont Brome and Mont Orford, and agritourism.
Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities
| Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population 2016 Canadian Census[6] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of RCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaticook | 18,497 | 1,339.80 km2 (517.30 sq mi) | 13.8 | Coaticook |
| Le Granit | 21,462 | 2,735.21 km2 (1,056.07 sq mi) | 7.8 | Lac-Mégantic |
| Le Haut-Saint-François | 22,335 | 2,273.39 km2 (877.76 sq mi) | 9.8 | Cookshire-Eaton |
| Le Val-Saint-François | 30,686 | 1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi) | 21.9 | Richmond |
| Les Sources | 14,286 | 787.13 km2 (303.91 sq mi) | 18.1 | Val-des-Sources |
| Memphrémagog | 50,415 | 1,319.29 km2 (509.38 sq mi) | 38.2 | Magog |
Equivalent Territory
| Equivalent Territory (ET) | Population 2016 Canadian Census[6] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of ET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke | 161,323 | 367.10 km2 (141.74 sq mi) | 456.0 | Sherbrooke |
Demographics
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Largest cities or towns in Estrie
2021 census |
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| Rank | Regional county municipality | Pop. | Rank | Regional county municipality | Pop. | ||||
 Sherbrooke  Granby |
1 | Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke | 172,950 | 11 | Lac-Mégantic | Le Granit | 5,747 | Magog Magog Cowansville Cowansville |
| 2 | Granby | La Haute-Yamaska | 69,025 | 12 | Cookshire-Eaton | Le Haut-Saint-François | 5,344 | ||
| 3 | Magog | Memphrémagog | 28,312 | 13 | Windsor | Le Val-Saint-François | 5,294 | ||
| 4 | Cowansville | Brome-Missisquoi | 15,234 | 14 | Orford | Memphrémagog | 5,007 | ||
| 5 | Bromont | Brome-Missisquoi | 11,357 | 15 | Waterloo | La Haute-Yamaska | 4,920 | ||
| 6 | Farnham | Brome-Missisquoi | 10,149 | 16 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | Le Val-Saint-François | 4,594 | ||
| 7 | Coaticook | Coaticook | 8,867 | 17 | Sutton | Brome-Missisquoi | 4,548 | ||
| 8 | Shefford | La Haute-Yamaska | 7,253 | 18 | Roxton Pond | La Haute-Yamaska | 4,224 | ||
| 9 | Val-des-Sources | Les Sources | 7,088 | 19 | Danville | Les Sources | 3,888 | ||
| 10 | Brome Lake | Brome-Missisquoi | 5,923 | 20 | East Angus | Le Haut-Saint-François | 3,840 | ||
School Districts
Francophone:
- Commission scolaire des Hauts-Cantons (Coaticook, East Angus and Lac-Mégantic).
- Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke
- Commission scolaire des Sommets
Anglophone:
Major communities
References
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- [1]
- Estrie (05), Government of Quebec
- Tourism Eastern Townships
- Estrieplus.com, Web Portal
- CRÉ
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