Estrie


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

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

Administrative divisions

Demographics

CensusFrenchEnglishFrench and EnglishOther
2021304,62023,5654,4851,345
2016289,04021,7453,1101,115
2011281,30522,0702,720825

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.
RankLanguagePopulationPercentage
1French291,68589.2%
2English20,1956.2%
3Spanish4,0701.2%
4Arabic2,3650.7%

Cultural or ethnic origin

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
RankEthnic/Cultural IdentityPopulationPercentage
1Canadian120,15036.6%
2French85,11526%
3Quebecois42,85513%
4French Canadian28,2908.6%
5English9,1853%
6Scottish8,0452.5%
7First Nations7,2702.2%
Religion

School districts

Francophone:
Anglophone:

Major communities