Estrie
The Estrie (French pronunciation: [ɛstʁi]) is an administrative region of southern Quebec that mostly overlaps the Eastern Townships (though not entirely). Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east".
Estrie | |
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Province | ![]() |
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) | 6 RCM, 1 ET
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Government | |
• Regional conference of elected officers | Jacques Demers (President) |
Area | |
• 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 | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal code | J |
Area code | 819 |
Website | estrie.gouv.qc.ca |
The region has a land area of 10,212.00 km² (3,942.88 sq mi) and a population of 319,004 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census.[1] Its largest population centre is the city of Sherbrooke. Estrie also has numerous natural parks.
Demographics
- Population: 319,004 (2011)
- Area: 10,212.0 square kilometres (3,942.9 sq mi)
- Density: 31.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (81/sq mi)[1]
Economy
Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities
Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population 2016 Canadian Census[2] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of RCM |
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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 | Asbestos |
Memphrémagog | 50,415 | 1,319.29 km2 (509.38 sq mi) | 38.2 | Magog |
Equivalent Territory
Equivalent Territory (ET) | Population 2016 Canadian Census[2] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of ET |
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Sherbrooke | 161,323 | 367.10 km2 (141.74 sq mi) | 456.0 | Sherbrooke |
Major communities
- Asbestos
- Coaticook
- Cookshire-Eaton
- Danville
- East Angus
- Lac-Mégantic
- Magog
- Richmond
- Sherbrooke
- Stanstead
- Valcourt
- Waterville
- Windsor
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:
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See also
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Estrie [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
External links
- Estrie (05), Government of Quebec
- Tourism Eastern Townships
- Estrieplus.com, Web Portal
- CRÉ
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