Estrie

Estrie
—  Administrative region  —
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)
Area[1]
 • Total 10,194.6 km2 (3,936.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 309,975
 • Density 30.4/km2 (78.8/sq mi)
Demonym Estrien(ne)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code J
Area code 819
Website estrie.gouv.qc.ca
[1]

The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly (not entirely) the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, 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. Estrie also has a large selection of natural parks.

Contents

Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities

Independent City

Major communities

Demographics

See also

District 3

References

  1. ^ a b c "L'Estrie, ses municipalités régionales de comté (MRC) et territoire équivalent (TE) et ses territoires de conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ)" (in French). Profils des régions et des MRC. Quebec: Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2011. http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/regions/profils/region_05/region_05_00.htm. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
  2. ^ (French) Institut de la statistique du Québec

External links

 Administrative divisions of Estrie  (Region 05)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories
Municipalities
 Administrative divisions of Quebec
Subdivisions
Communities
Major cities
Regions