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. Other variations on the family name are: Estrée, d'Estrées, d'Estrée, Destree, D'Estree, de Lestrée, de Tray, and DeTray (the last two being Anglicized versions of d'Estrées).
- 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, Douai 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
- Mesnil-sur-l'Estrée, in the Eure département
Also see:
- Hotel d’Estrées (now Russian Ambassador's residence), Paris, France
- D'Estrees Bay aka D'Estree Bay, Kangaroo Island, Australia
- Fort d’Estrées, Algiers, Algeria
- Fort d’Estrée, Goree Island, Dakar, Senegal
- Point d’Estrées, NW of Castries, Saint Lucia
French nobility with the name Estrées originated in Artois.
- 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)
- Victor Marie, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France (Paris, 1660 - Paris, 1737)
- Louis Charles César Le Tellier, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France. (Paris, 1695 - Paris, 1771)
- Pierre-Claude, duc et comte d'Estrées, soldier, (Nice, 1928 - Mexico, 1985)
- Claude Philippe, duc et comte d'Estrées, academic and abolitionist (New York, 1952)
Other members of the family include:
- Gabrielle d'Estrée, (1571–1599), sister of François Annibal, lover of Henry IV of France.
- César d'Estrées, (1628–1714) brother of Jean II, diplomat and Prelate.
- Jean III d'Estrées, (1666–1718), brother of Victor Marie, diplomat, Prelate and Archbishop of Cambrai (1716).