Estrie

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Estrie
Administrative region
LocationEstrie.png
CountryCanada Canada
ProvinceQuebec Quebec
Regional County
Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent
Territories (ET)
6 RCM, 1 ET
Government
 • Regional conference of elected officersJacques Demers (President)
Area
[1]
 • Land10,212.00 km2 (3,942.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total319,004
 • Density31.2/km2 (81/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Estrien(ne)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
J
Area code819
Websiteestrie.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
2016 census
Rank Regional county municipality Pop. Rank Regional county municipality Pop.
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
Magog
Magog 		1 Sherbrooke Sherbrooke 161,323 11 Ascot Corner Le Haut-Saint-François 3,158 Coaticook
Coaticook
Val-des-Sources
Val-des-Sources
2 Magog Memphrémagog 26,669 12 Compton Coaticook 3,131
3 Coaticook Coaticook 8,698 13 Stanstead Memphrémagog 2,788
4 Val-des-Sources Les Sources 6,786 14 Weedon Le Haut-Saint-François 2,670
5 Lac-Mégantic Le Granit 5,654 15 Valcourt Le Val-Saint-François 2,165
6 Windsor Le Val-Saint-François 5,419 16 Waterville Coaticook 2,121
7 Cookshire-Eaton Le Haut-Saint-François 5,393 17 Hatley Memphrémagog 2,106
8 Danville Les Sources 3,826 18 Potton Memphrémagog 1,852
9 East Angus Le Haut-Saint-François 3,659 19 Eastman Memphrémagog 1,843
10 Richmond Le Val-Saint-François 3,232 20 Dudswell Le Haut-Saint-François 1,727

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:

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Estrie [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Eastern Townships". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  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.
  4. ^ "Community Snapshot – Eastern Townships" (PDF). The Community Information Database. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Best of the Townships". Tourism Eastern Townships. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

External links[]

Coordinates: 45°28′53.6″N 71°40′4.5″W / 45.481556°N 71.667917°W / 45.481556; -71.667917

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