Rémigny, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Rémigny is a municipality in northwestern Quebec
, Canada
, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
.
in 1759 and captain of Grenadier Company in 1760. The community had its start in 1935 when sixty settlers from Joliette arrived on the northern shores of Barrière Bay of Lake Des Quinze as part of the Vautrin
Settlement Plan. In 1978, the place was incorporated and named after the township.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 137 (total dwellings: 156)
Mother tongue:
Quebec
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Canada
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, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality
Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Témiscamingue is a county regional municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie....
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History
In 1920, the geographic township of Rémigny was formed, named after Captain Rémigny of the La Sarre Regiment, who was made a Knight of the Order of Saint LouisOrder of Saint Louis
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in 1759 and captain of Grenadier Company in 1760. The community had its start in 1935 when sixty settlers from Joliette arrived on the northern shores of Barrière Bay of Lake Des Quinze as part of the Vautrin
Irénée Vautrin
-Background:He was born on December 21, 1888 near Napierville and became an architect.-Member of the legislature:Vautrin ran as a Liberal candidate in the 1919 election for the district of Montréal-Saint-Jacques and won, but was defeated by Conservative candidate Joseph-Ambroise-Eusèbe Beaudoin in...
Settlement Plan. In 1978, the place was incorporated and named after the township.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 318 (2001 to 2006 population change: -13.4 %)
- Population in 2001: 367
- Population in 1996: 364
- Population in 1991: 381
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 137 (total dwellings: 156)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 12.5 %
- French as first language: 83.9 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 3.6 %