:''See also Esperance (disambiguation)'' Espérance is one of the two French words that can be translated into "hope", the other being "espoir". Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of "dream" or "fantasy" and corresponds to most of the common uses of "hope", "espérance" refers to an abstract, positive expectation. It is rarely used compared to its counterpart, except in the field of mathematics, where it refers to the Expected value, and in religious texts. The name is used for organizations in many Francophone countries. ;Places * Espérance, French Guiana, a village near Saint-du-Maroni, French Guiana * Espérance, Mauritius, a village in the district of Moka, Mauritius *

Esperance, Western Australia Esperance is a town in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The urban population of Esperance was 12,145 at June 2018. Its major ind ...

, a town in Western Australia ;Union * Espérance Club, a trade union for girl dressmakers in 19th and early 20th century London, England ;Sports clubs * Espérance Football Club, Rwandan football club * Espérance Guider, Cameroonian football club *

Espérance Sportive de Tunis (; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, thu ...

, Tunisian football club * Espérance Sportive de Zarzis, Tunisian football club * Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne, French football club ;Ship * French ship ''Espérance'' (1781)