La Reine, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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La Reine (French pronunciation: [la ʁɛːn]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the La Reine River in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 307 in the Canada 2021 Census.
La Reine | |
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| Motto: La joie des arrivées et les sanglots des départs | |
 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
  La Reine Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°30′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1913 |
| Constituted | September 19, 1981 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fanny Dupras-Rossier |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.49 km2 (38.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 307 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  9.4% |
| • Dwellings | 164 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | lareine |
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.[1]
History
The first pioneers 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-Philippe-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.[1]
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.[1]
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 307 (-9.4% from 2016) | 339 (-0.3% from 2011) | 340 (-6.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi) | 97.93 km2 (37.81 sq mi) | 97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi) |
| Population density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 48.0, F: 50.4) | 47.3 (M: 48.2, F: 47.7) | 47.3 (M: 46.5, F: 48.5) |
| Private dwellings | 164 (total) 142 (occupied) | 171 (total) | 163 (total) |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $53,120 | $56,654 |
Historical census populations – La Reine, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Reine, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
305 |
290 | 10.8% |
95.1% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.0% | 5 |  n/a% |
1.6% | 5 | 50.0% |
1.6% | |||||
2016 |
340 |
325 | 3.0% |
95.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 10 | n/a% |
2.9% | |||||
2011 |
335 |
335 | 2.9% |
100.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
365 |
345 | 6.8% |
94.5% | 10 | n/a% |
2.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 10 | 0.0% |
2.7% | |||||
2001 |
380 |
370 | 15.9% |
97.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 10 | n/a% |
2.6% | |||||
1996 |
440 |
440 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Government
Municipal council (2024):[8]
- Mayor: Fanny Dupras-Rossier
- Councillors: Réjean Bernard, Chantal Godbout, Jean-François Royer, David Royer, Sophie Bouchard, Réal East
Notable people
Notable people from La Reine include:
- Christine Moore – NDP politician[9]