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Estrie | |
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| Coordinates: 45°29′N 71°40′W / 45.483°N 71.667°W | |
| 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 | |
• 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, 873, 468 |
| Website | www |
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
While the economy of the area is mainly based on agriculture, forestry, and mining,[6] tourist attractions include four Sépaq parks: Yamaska, Mont-Orford, Frontenac, and Mont-Mégantic,[7] ski resorts at Mont Brome and Mont Orford, and agritourism.
| Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population 2021 Canadian census |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of RCM |
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| Brome-Missisquoi | 64,786 | 1,651 km2 (637 sq mi) | 34.3 | Cowansville |
| Coaticook | 18,906 | 1,339.80 km2 (517.30 sq mi) | 13.8 | Coaticook |
| La Haute-Yamaska | 92,796 | 637 km2 (246 sq mi) | 136.0 | Granby |
| Le Granit | 21,948 | 2,735.21 km2 (1,056.07 sq mi) | 7.8 | Lac-Mégantic |
| Le Haut-Saint-François | 22,926 | 2,273.39 km2 (877.76 sq mi) | 9.8 | Cookshire-Eaton |
| Le Val-Saint-François | 31,551 | 1,403.43 km2 (541.87 sq mi) | 21.9 | Richmond |
| Les Sources | 14,623 | 787.13 km2 (303.91 sq mi) | 18.1 | Val-des-Sources |
| Memphrémagog | 54,797 | 1,319.29 km2 (509.38 sq mi) | 38.2 | Magog |
| Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) | Population | Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of ET |
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| Sherbrooke | 172,950 | 367.10 km2 (141.74 sq mi) | 456.0 | Sherbrooke |
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Largest cities or towns in Estrie
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| Rank | Regional county municipality | Pop. | Rank | Regional county municipality | Pop. | ||||
| 1 | Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke | 172,950 | 11 | Lac-Mégantic | Le Granit | 5,747 | ||
| 2 | Granby | La Haute-Yamaska | 69,025 | 12 | Cookshire-Eaton | Le Haut-Saint-François | 5,344 | ||
| 3 | Magog | Memphrémagog | 28,312 | 13 | Windsor | Le Val-Saint-François | 5,294 | ||
| 4 | Cowansville | Brome-Missisquoi | 15,234 | 14 | Orford | Memphrémagog | 5,007 | ||
| 5 | Bromont | Brome-Missisquoi | 11,357 | 15 | Waterloo | La Haute-Yamaska | 4,920 | ||
| 6 | Farnham | Brome-Missisquoi | 10,149 | 16 | Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | Le Val-Saint-François | 4,594 | ||
| 7 | Coaticook | Coaticook | 8,867 | 17 | Sutton | Brome-Missisquoi | 4,548 | ||
| 8 | Shefford | La Haute-Yamaska | 7,253 | 18 | Roxton Pond | La Haute-Yamaska | 4,224 | ||
| 9 | Val-des-Sources | Les Sources | 7,088 | 19 | Danville | Les Sources | 3,888 | ||
| 10 | Brome Lake | Brome-Missisquoi | 5,923 | 20 | East Angus | Le Haut-Saint-François | 3,840 | ||
| Census | French | English | French and English | Other |
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| 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 |
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.
| Rank | Language | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | 291,685 | 89.2% |
| 2 | English | 20,195 | 6.2% |
| 3 | Spanish | 4,070 | 1.2% |
| 4 | Arabic | 2,365 | 0.7% |
| Census | French Only | English Only | French and English | Neither French Nor English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[2]
| Rank | Ethnic/Cultural Identity | Population | Percentage |
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| 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% |
| Rank | Religion | Population | Percentage |
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| 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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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 six regional county municipalities. In 2021, La Haute-Yamaska and Brome-Missisquoi regional counties were transferred from Montérégie to Estrie region.
The Estrie-Mauricie Junior AA Hockey League is a Canadian junior ice hockey league in the Estrie and Mauricie Regions of Quebec. The league is sanctioned by Hockey Quebec and Hockey Canada and its winner competes annually for the Coupe Dodge.
This article is a list of historic places in Estrie, Quebec, entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. All addresses are the administrative Region 05. For all other listings in the province of Quebec, see List of historic places in Quebec.
Estries (Hebrew: סטרייאס, romanized: striyas) are vampires of Jewish folklore that were believed to prey on Jews, in particular babies. Estries were typically female. Estries first appear in the works of the Ashkenazi Hasidim, a medieval pietistic movement, particularly in Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg's Sefer Hasidim. The name was borrowed from Middle French and descends from the Latin word strix, a term for an owl also used for a kind of cannibalistic witch. An estrie, like other vampires, needs to feed on blood to survive and were more indiscriminate in their choice of victims. However, the prohibition on eating meat without the blood removed from it is the most basic rule of kashrut (Jewish dietary laws), and thus their habits were doubly repulsive to Jews. In some accounts, estries were considered a kind of succubus: both were portrayed as beautiful, bloodthirsty female demons, with succubi thought to favour babies and young children as prey. Succubi were said to kill pregnant women and babies out of jealousy or spite, and to seduce or rape sleeping men. Estries and succubi were both said to be able to appear as humans or in spirit form at will, but Estries were also described as able to turn into birds or cats and various other animals.
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