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Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

Estrie

Administrative region

Country|  Canada
Province|  Quebec
Regional County
Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent
Territories (ET)|

8 RCM, 1 ET

* Coaticook
* Le Granit
* Le Haut-Saint-François
* Le Val-Saint-François
* Les Sources
* Memphrémagog
* Brome-Missisquoi
* La Haute-Yamaska
* Sherbrooke (ET)

Government

• Regional conference of elected officers| Jacques Demers (President)
Area

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• Land| 10,212.00 km2 (3,942.88 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1][2]

• Total

| 337,701
• Density| 31.2/km2 (81/sq mi)
Demonym| Estrien(ne)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code|

Area code| 819
Website| estrie.gouv.qc.ca

Estrie (French pronunciation: [ɛstʁi]) is an administrative region of Quebec that comprises 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.[3] Anglophones are concentrated in Lennoxville, home of the region's only English-speaking university, Bishop's University. The English-language Eastern Townships School Board runs 20 elementary schools, three high schools, and a learning centre.[4]

The region originally consisted of 6 regional county municipalities. In 2021, La Haute-Yamaska & Brome-Missisquoi joined Estrie, transferring from Montérégie.

## Economy

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While the economy of the area is mainly based on agriculture, forestry, and mining,[5] tourist attractions include four Sépaq parks: Yamaska, Mont-Orford, Frontenac, and Mont-Mégantic,[6] ski resorts at Mont Brome and Mont Orford, and agritourism.

## Administrative divisions

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### Regional county municipalities

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Regional County Municipality (RCM)  | Population
2021 Canadian census | Land Area  | Density
(pop. per km2) | Seat of RCM

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Brome-Missisquoi | 64,786  | 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi)  | 34.3  | Cowansville
Coaticook | 18,906  | 1,339.80 km2 (517.30 sq mi)  | 13.8  | Coaticook
La Haute-Yamaska | 92,796  | 637 km2 (246 sq mi)  | 136.0  | Granby
Le Granit | 21,948  | 2,735.21 km2 (1,056.07 sq mi)  | 7.8  | Lac-Mégantic
Le Haut-Saint-François | 22,926  | 2,273.39 km2 (877.76 sq mi)  | 9.8  | Cookshire-Eaton
Le Val-Saint-François | 31,551  | 1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi)  | 21.9  | Richmond
Les Sources | 14,623  | 787.13 km2 (303.91 sq mi)  | 18.1  | Val-des-Sources
Memphrémagog | 54,797  | 1,319.29 km2 (509.38 sq mi)  | 38.2  | Magog

### Equivalent territory

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Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE)  | Population

2021 Canadian census[7]

| Land Area  | Density
(pop. per km2) | Seat of ET

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Sherbrooke | 172,950  | 367.10 km2 (141.74 sq mi)  | 456.0  | Sherbrooke

### Demographics

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Largest cities or towns in Estrie

2021 census

Rank  |  | Regional county municipality | Pop.  | Rank  |  | Regional county municipality | Pop.
1 | Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke | 172,950 | 11 |  Lac-Mégantic |  Le Granit | 5,747
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

2021 Canadian Census First Official Language Spoken - [2] Estrie  Census  | French  | English  | French and English  | Other

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2021  | 304,620  | 23,565  | 4,485  | 1,345
2016  | 289,040  | 21,745  | 3,110  | 1,115
2011  | 281,305  | 22,070  | 2,720  | 825

Estrie has a population of 377,701 according to the 2021 Canadian Census. Out of 326,955 singular responses the most common out of them are as follows.

2021 Canadian Census Mother Tongue - Estrie[2] Rank  | Language  | Population  | Percentage

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1  | French  | 291,685  | 89.2%
2  | English  | 20,195  | 6.2%
3  | Spanish  | 4,070  | 1.2%
4  | Arabic  | 2,365  | 0.7%
2021 Canadian Census Knowledge of Official Languages - Estrie[2] Census  | French Only  | English Only  | French and English  | Neither French Nor English

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2021  | 181,810  | 7,645  | 142,755  | 1,345
2016  | 179,590  | 6,685  | 127,565  | 1,170
2011  | 179,480  | 6,970  | 119,595  | 865

#### Cultural or ethnic origin

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Estrie has a majority European population but it does have a diverse group of minorities. The most commonly described ethnic groups amongst the 328,025 responses are as follows[2]

Rank  | Ethnic/Cultural Identity  | Population  | Percentage

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1  | Canadian  | 120,150  | 36.6%
2  | French  | 85,115  | 26%
3  | Quebecois  | 42,855  | 13%
4  | French Canadian  | 28,290  | 8.6%
5  | English  | 9,185  | 3%
6  | Scottish  | 8,045  | 2.5%
7  | First Nations  | 7,270  | 2.2%

##### Religion

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2021 Canadian Census Religious identity - Estrie[2] Rank  | Religion  | Population  | Percentage

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1  | Catholicism  | 193,700  | 59%
2  | No Religion  | 97,435  | 29.7%
3  | Islam  | 6,575  | 2%
4  | Anglicianism  | 2,555  | 0.7%
5  | United Church of Canada  | 1,830  | 0.5%

## School Districts

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Francophone:

* Commission scolaire des Hauts-Cantons (Coaticook, East Angus and Lac-Mégantic).
* Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke
* Commission scolaire des Sommets
* Commission scolaire Val-des-cerfs

Anglophone:

* Eastern Townships School Board

## Major communities

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* Bromont
* Coaticook
* Cookshire-Eaton
* Cowansville
* Farnham
* Granby
* Lac-Brome

* Lac-Mégantic
* Magog
* Orford
* Shefford
* Sherbrooke
* Val-des-Sources
* Windsor

## References

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1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Estrie [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
2. ^ a b c d e f Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Estrie [Economic region], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
3. ^ "Eastern Townships". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "Community Snapshot – Eastern Townships" (PDF). The Community Information Database. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
6. ^ "Best of the Townships". Tourism Eastern Townships. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
7. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sherbrooke, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-22.

## Further reading

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* Farfan, Matthew (2022). "Why "Eastern Townships"?". Township History WebMagazine.

## External links

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* Estrie, Government of Quebec
* Tourism Eastern Townships
* Estrieplus.com (in French)

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Administrative divisions of Estrie  (Region 05)

Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories|

* Brome-Missisquoi
* La Haute-Yamaska
* Le Granit
* Les Sources
* Le Haut-Saint-François
* Le Val-Saint-François
* Sherbrooke
* Coaticook
* Memphrémagog

Municipalities|

* Lac-Mégantic
* Val-des-Sources
* Danville
* Cookshire-Eaton
* East Angus
* Scotstown
* Valcourt (V)
* Windsor
* Richmond
* Sherbrooke
* Coaticook
* Waterville
* Stanstead (V)
* Magog

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