| Estrie | |
| Settlement Type: | Administrative region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Parts Type: | Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | 8 RCM, 1 ET |
| P1: | Coaticook |
| P2: | Le Granit |
| P3: | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| P4: | Le Val-Saint-François |
| P5: | Les Sources |
| P6: | Memphrémagog |
| P7: | Brome-Missisquoi |
| P8: | La Haute-Yamaska |
| P9: | Sherbrooke (ET) |
| Leader Party: | President |
| Leader Title: | Regional conference of elected officers |
| Leader Name: | Jacques Demers |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 10,212.00 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 337,701 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 31.2 |
| Population Demonym: | Estrien(ne) |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | J |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 819 |
| Website: | estrie.gouv.qc.ca |
Estrie (pronounced as /fr/) 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 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.
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.
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| Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population 2021 Canadian census | Land Area | Density (pop. per km) | Seat of RCM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brome-Missisquoi | 64,786 | 1651km2 | 34.3 | Cowansville | |
| Coaticook | 18,906 | 1339.8km2 | 13.8 | Coaticook | |
| La Haute-Yamaska | 92,796 | 637km2 | 136.0 | Granby | |
| Le Granit | 21,948 | 2735.21km2 | 7.8 | Lac-Mégantic | |
| Le Haut-Saint-François | 22,926 | 2273.39km2 | 9.8 | Cookshire-Eaton | |
| Le Val-Saint-François | 31,551 | 1403.43km2 | 21.9 | Richmond | |
| Les Sources | 14,623 | 787.13km2 | 18.1 | Val-des-Sources | |
| Memphrémagog | 54,797 | 1319.29km2 | 38.2 | Magog |
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| Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) | Population2021 Canadian census[7] | Land Area | Density (pop. per km) | Seat of ET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke | 172,950 | 367.1km2 | 456.0 | Sherbrooke |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
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
| 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% |
| 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% |
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