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Estrées is an old French family name and the name of two different communes in the north of France. The etymology of the name is from strata, after the stone-layered Roman roads in the area.
- One commune, Estrées, is located in the canton of Catelet, Saint-Quentin arrondissement, département of Aisne, in the Picardy région.
- The other commune, Estrées is in the canton of Arleux, Duvai arrondissement, département of Nord, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région.
Other communes in the north of France also have "Estrées" or "Estrée" as part of their names:
- Estrées-Deniécourt, in the Somme département
- Estrées-la-Campagne, in the Calvados département
- Estrées-lès-Crécy, in the Somme département
- Estrées-Mons, in the Somme département
- Estrées-Saint-Denis, in the Oise département
- Estrées-sur-Noye, in the Somme département
- Estrée, in the Pas-de-Calais département
- Estrée-Blanche, in the Pas-de-Calais département
- Estrée-Cauchy, in the Pas-de-Calais département
- Estrée-Wamin, in the Pas-de-Calais département
French nobility with the name Estrées originated in Artois. The line ended in 1771.
- Jean Ier d'Estrées, soldier (Aisne, 1486 - Aisne, 1571)
- Antoine d'Estrées, Governor of Boulonnais, lieutenant-general of Île-de-France (died 1609)
- François Annibal, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France (1573 - Paris, 1670)
- Jean II d'Estrées, Admiral and Marshal of France (Soleure, 1624 - Paris, 1707)
- César, duc d'Estrées, Prelate and diplomat (Paris, 1628 - Paris, 1714)
- Victor Marie, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France (Paris, 1660 - Paris, 1737)
- Jean III d'Estrées, Prelate and diplomat (Paris, 1666 - Paris, 1718)
- Frère de Victor Marie d'Estrées, Archbishop of Cambrai (1716)
- Louis Charles César Le Tellier, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France. (Paris, 1695 - Paris, 1771)
Other members of the family include:
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