Estrie
Estrie | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) | |
| Government | |
| • Regional conference of elected officers | Jacques Demers (President) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 10,212.00 km2 (3,942.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• 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. 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.