The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly (not entirely) the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French name, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."
The region has a land area of 10,209.4 km² (3,941.87 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 298,779 inhabitants. Its largest population centre is the city of Sherbrooke.
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Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities
- Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Independent City
Major communities
External links
- Portail régional de l'Estrie Official website
- Tourism Eastern Townships
- ESTRIEPLUS.COM Web Portal for Estrie
See also
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Coordinates: 45°28′53.6″N 71°40′4.5″W / 45.481556°N 71.667917°W
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