La Reine, Quebec

La Reine
La Reine
Municipality
	Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
	; La Reine Location in western Quebec.
	Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°30′W / 48.867°N 79.500°WCoordinates: 48°52′N 79°30′W / 48.867°N 79.500°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1913
Constituted	September 19, 1981
Government
• Mayor	Jérémy Bernard
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area
• Total	97.60 km2 (37.68 sq mi)
• Land	97.35 km2 (37.59 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	339
• Density	3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.3%
• Dwellings	171
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 2L0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.lareine.ao.ca

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.

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[]

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[]

Population[]

hideCanada census – La Reine, Quebec community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	339 (-0.3% from 2011)	340 (-6.1% from 2006)	362 (-6.2% from 2001)
Land area:	97.93 km² (37.81 sq mi)	97.35 km² (37.59 sq mi)	97.35 km² (37.59 sq mi)
Population density:	3.5/km² (9.1/sq mi)	3.5/km² (9.1/sq mi)	3.7/km² (9.6/sq mi)
Median age:	47.3 (M: 48.2, F: 47.7)	47.3 (M: 46.5, F: 48.5)	43.0 (M: 42.0, F: 43.7)
Total private dwellings:	171	163	167
Median household income:	$53,120	$56,654	$40,012
References: 2016^[4] 2011^[3] 2006^[5] earlier^[6]

Historical Census Data - La Reine, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	473	—
1996	437	−7.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	386	−11.7%
2006	362	−6.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	340	−6.1%

Language[]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Reine, Quebec^[7]
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[]

Mayor: Jérémy Bernard

Notable people[]

Notable people from La Reine include:

Christine Moore – NDP politician^[8]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "La Reine (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "La Reine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
^ "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet". www.canadian-nurse.com.

[toponymie-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "La Reine (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.

[mamrot-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "La Reine". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-07.

[cp2011-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

[cp2016-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[cp2006-5] "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

[cp2001-6] "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.

[scpast-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

[8] "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet". www.canadian-nurse.com.

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hide v t Subdivisions of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
Towns	Duparquet La Sarre Macamic
Municipalities	Authier Authier-Nord Chazel Clerval Dupuy Gallichan La Reine Normétal Palmarolle Poularies Rapide-Danseur Roquemaure Sainte-Germaine-Boulé Taschereau Val-Saint-Gilles
Townships	Clermont
Parishes	Sainte-Hélène-de-Mancebourg Saint-Lambert
Unorganized territories	Lac-Duparquet Rivière-Ojima
Regional County Municipalities (RCM): in Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Abitibi Abitibi-Ouest La Vallée-de-l'Or Témiscamingue Independent Cities: Rouyn-Noranda Native Reserves: Kebaowek Lac-Simon Pikogan Timiskaming