Eastern Townships

British  

noun

1. an area of central Canada, in S Quebec: consists of 11 townships south of the St Lawrence

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Example Sentences

Three Pines is “a beautiful, beautiful setting, idyllic in many ways, and yet terrible things happen there,” she said in a telephone interview from her home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships.

From Seattle Times

If you’re stuck on ideas for your next Canadian travel destination, consider the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

From New York Times

Louise Penny stepped onto the stage of the small Theatre Lac-Brome in Knowlton, a village in Quebec’s postcard-pretty Eastern Townships 70 miles southeast of Montreal, and settled into a leather wing chair amid applause.

From Los Angeles Times

In Quebec’s Eastern Townships, poke around Victorian towns brimming with vintage general stores, century-old churches, country inns, antiques stores, gourmet restaurants and farmers markets.

From Washington Post

A web of bike trails and designated cycling routes connects cities, farmlands, vineyards and towns in the verdant Eastern Townships.

From Washington Times