La Reine is a municipality

Municipality

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 in northwestern Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, on the La Reine River in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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. It covers 100.01 square kilometres (38.6 sq mi) and had a population of 383 in the Canada 2006 Census

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The place is named after La Reine Regiment (French for "the Queen"), that was founded in 1634 and fought under General Montcalm

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm

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 at the Battle of Carillon

Battle of Carillon

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 and Battle of Quebec

Battle of the Plains of Abraham

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History

The first pioneers were from Berthier County and arrived in 1913, around the time when the National Transcontinental Railway

National Transcontinental Railway

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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.

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.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 362 (2001 to 2006 population change: -6.2 %)
• Population in 2001: 386
• Population in 1996: 437
• Population in 1991: 473

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 153 (total dwellings: 167)

Mother tongue:

• 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