La_Reine,_Quebec
La Reine, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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.
La Reine | |
|---|---|
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
| 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/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]
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]
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Population amounts of 1981 and earlier are total of La Reine SD and La Reine VL. Source: Statistics Canada[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Reine, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2011 |
335 |
335 | 2.9% |
100.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | Template:Canada census | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | ||||
2006 |
365 |
345 | 6.8% |
94.52% | 10 |  n/a% |
2.74% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 10 | 0.0% |
2.74% | |||||
2001 |
380 |
370 | 15.9% |
97.37% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 10 | n/a% |
2.63% | |||||
1996 |
440 |
440 | n/a | 100.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Municipal council (2023):[10]
- Mayor: Fanny Dupras-Rossier
- Councilors: Réjean Bernard, Chantal Godbout, Blaise Boisvert, Marielle Gauthier, Sophie Bouchard, Réal East
Notable people from La Reine include:
- Christine Moore – NDP politician[11]
- "La Reine (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- "La Reine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- "La Reine, Quebec (Code 2487080) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- "Conseil municipal - La Reine". lareine.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet". www.canadian-nurse.com.