Estrie
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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.
Key facts
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- Country
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- Estrie
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- Administrative region
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- Canada
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- Quebec
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- Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)
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- 8 RCM, 1 ET
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- Coaticook
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- Le Granit
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- Le Haut-Saint-François
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- Le Val-Saint-François
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- Les Sources
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- Memphrémagog
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- Brome-Missisquoi
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- La Haute-Yamaska
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Economy
- Administrative divisions
- Regional county municipalities
- Equivalent territory
- Demographics
- Cultural or ethnic origin
- Religion
- School districts
- Major communities
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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.
The region originally consisted of 6 regional county municipalities. In 2021, La Haute-Yamaska & Brome-Missisquoi joined Estrie, transferring from Montérégie.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Estrie” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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