Estrie

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Estrie
Administrative region
LocationEstrie.png
Country Canada Canada
Province Quebec Quebec
Regional County
Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent
Territories (ET)
6 RCM, 1 ET
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]

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

 
Largest cities or towns in Estrie
2021 census
Rank Regional county municipality Pop. Rank Regional county municipality Pop.
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
Granby
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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  3. ↑ Elementary schools Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine and High Schools Archived 2010-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, Eastern Townships School Board, accessed 19 November 2010.
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External links

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