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The first ppl were from Berthier County and arrived in 1913, around the time when the [[National Transcontinental Railway]] was completed. The train station was first designed as Okiko, derived from the Algonquin name for the La Reine River ''Okikadosag Sibi''. The following year the Mission of Saint-Richard-de-La Reine/Saint-Dick-de-La Reine was founded. In 1917, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of La Reine-et-Desmeloizes-Partie-Ouest. In 1922, the village itself separated from the united township and formed the Village Municipality of La Reine.<ref name=toponymie/> |
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In 1949, the united township municipality changed its name and status to the Municipality of La Reine. In 1981, this municipality and the village municipality were rejoined.<ref name=toponymie/> |
In 1949, the united township municipality changed its name and status to the Municipality of La Reine. In 1981, this municipality and the village municipality were rejoined.<ref name=toponymie/> |
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Revision as of 15:06, 21 October 2013
La Reine | |
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 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1913 |
| Constituted | September 19, 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Guy Boulet |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.60 km2 (37.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 340 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  6.1% |
| • Dwellings | 163 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
La Reine is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the La Reine River in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 340 in the Canada 2011 Census.
The place is named after La Reine Regiment (French for "the Queen"), that was founded in 1634 and fought under General Montcalm at the Battle of Carillon and Battle of Quebec.[3]
History
The first ppl were from Berthier County and arrived in 1913, around the time when the National Transcontinental Railway was completed. The train station was first designed as Okiko, derived from the Algonquin name for the La Reine River Okikadosag Sibi. The following year the Mission of Saint-Richard-de-La Reine/Saint-Dick-de-La Reine was founded. In 1917, the place was incorporated as the United Township Municipality of La Reine-et-Desmeloizes-Partie-Ouest. In 1922, the village itself separated from the united township and formed the Village Municipality of La Reine.[3]
In 1949, the united township municipality changed its name and status to the Municipality of La Reine. In 1981, this municipality and the village municipality were rejoined.[3]
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 340 (2006 to 2011 population change: -6.1 %)
- Population in 2006: 362
- Population in 2001: 386
- Population in 1996: 437
- Population in 1991: 473
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 143 (total dwellings: 163)
Mother tongue:[5]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Municipal council
- Mayor: Jacques Perreault
- Councillors: Réjean Bernard, Jean-Guy Boulet, Jean d'Avila Drainville, Jacques Michaud, Jean-François Royer, Yvonne Soulard
References
- ^ a b "La Reine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b "La Reine census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b c d "La Reine (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "La Reine community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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