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La Reine, Quebec

Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°30′W / 48.867°N 79.500°W / 48.867; -79.500
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La Reine
Municipality
Motto: 
La joie des arrivées et les sanglots des départs
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
La Reine is located in Western Quebec
La Reine
La Reine
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°30′W / 48.867°N 79.500°W / 48.867; -79.500[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedSeptember 19, 1981
Government
[2]
 • MayorFanny Dupras-Rossier
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
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 • Total
98.49 km2 (38.03 sq mi)
 • Land97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
307
 • Density3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 9.4%
 • Dwellings
164
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2L0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitelareine.ao.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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 307 in the Canada 2021 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.[1]

History

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La Reine in 1972

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

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Population

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Canada census – La Reine community profile
202120162011
Population307 (-9.4% from 2016)339 (-0.3% from 2011)340 (-6.1% from 2006)
Land area97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi)97.93 km2 (37.81 sq mi)97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi)
Population density3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Median age48.4 (M: 48.0, F: 50.4)47.3 (M: 48.2, F: 47.7)47.3 (M: 46.5, F: 48.5)
Private dwellings164 (total)  142 (occupied)171 (total)  163 (total) 
Median household income$69,000$53,120$56,654
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical census populations – La Reine, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1921 799—    
1931 948+18.6%
1941 809−14.7%
1951 662−18.2%
1956 646−2.4%
1961 572−11.5%
YearPop.±%
1966 482−15.7%
1971 356−26.1%
1976 238−33.1%
1981 237−0.4%
1986 520+119.4%
1991 473−9.0%
YearPop.±%
1996 437−7.6%
2001 386−11.7%
2006 362−6.2%
2011 340−6.1%
2016 339−0.3%
2021 307−9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Language

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Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Reine, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
305
 290 Decrease 10.8% 95.1% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 5 Increase n/a% 1.6% 5 Decrease 50.0% 1.6%
2016
340
 325 Decrease 3.0% 95.6% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 10 Increase n/a% 2.9%
2011
335
 335 Decrease 2.9% 100.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0%
2006
365
 345 Decrease 6.8% 94.5% 10 Increase n/a% 2.7% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 10 Steady 0.0% 2.7%
2001
380
 370 Decrease 15.9% 97.4% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 10 Increase 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

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Municipal council (2024):[10]

  • Mayor: Fanny Dupras-Rossier
  • Councillors: Réjean Bernard, Chantal Godbout, Jean-François Royer, David Royer, Sophie Bouchard, Réal East

Notable people

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Notable people from La Reine include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "La Reine (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. ^ a b "La Reine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  3. ^ a b "La Reine, Quebec (Code 2487080) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  10. ^ "Conseil municipal - La Reine". lareine.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet". www.canadian-nurse.com.
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