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.Elementary schools and High Schools , Eastern Townships School Board, accessed 19 November 2010.

The region originally consisted of six regional county municipalities. In 2021, La Haute-Yamaska and Brome-Missisquoi regional counties were transferred from Montérégie to Estrie region.

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 Regional county municipalities Regional County Municipality (RCM) Population2021 Canadian census Land Area Density(pop. per km) Seat of RCM Brome-Missisquoi 64,786 34.3 Cowansville Coaticook 18,906 13.8 Coaticook La Haute-Yamaska 92,796 136.0 Granby Le Granit 21,948 7.8 Lac-Mégantic Le Haut-Saint-François 22,926 9.8 Cookshire-Eaton Le Val-Saint-François 31,551 21.9 Richmond Les Sources 14,623 18.1 Val-des-Sources Memphrémagog 54,797 38.2 Magog

Equivalent territory Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) Population 2021 Canadian census Land Area Density(pop. per km) Seat of ET Sherbrooke 172,950 456.0 Sherbrooke

Demographics

+2021 Canadian Census First Official Language Spoken - EstrieCensusFrenchEnglish French and EnglishOther2021304,62023,5654,4851,3452016289,04021,7453,1101,1152011281,30522,0702,720825 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. +2021 Canadian Census Mother Tongue - EstrieRankLanguagePopulationPercentage1French291,68589.2%2English20,1956.2%3Spanish4,0701.2%4Arabic2,3650.7% +2021 Canadian Census Knowledge of Official Languages - EstrieCensusFrench OnlyEnglish OnlyFrench and EnglishNeither French Nor English2021181,8107,645142,7551,3452016179,5906,685127,5651,1702011179,4806,970119,595865

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 IdentityPopulationPercentage1Canadian120,15036.6%2French 85,11526%3Quebecois42,85513%4French Canadian28,2908.6%5English9,1853%6Scottish8,0452.5%7First Nations7,2702.2%

Religion +2021 Canadian Census Religious identity - EstrieRankReligionPopulationPercentage1Catholicism193,70059%2No Religion 97,43529.7%3Islam6,575 2%4Anglicianism2,5550.7%5United Church of Canada1,8300.5%

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 Commission scolaire Val-des-cerfs

Anglophone: Eastern Townships School Board

Major communities Bromont Coaticook Cookshire-Eaton Cowansville Farnham Granby Lac-BromeLac-Mégantic Magog Orford Shefford Sherbrooke Val-des-Sources Windsor

References

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