La Reine, Quebec

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
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
La Reine Location in western Quebec.
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 [2]
• Mayor	Jérémy Bernard
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	97.60 km^2 (37.68 sq mi)
• Land	97.35 km^2 (37.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	340
• Density	3.5/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.1%
• Dwellings	163
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

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

Canada census – La Reine, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006
Population:	340 (-6.1% from 2006)	362 (-6.2% from 2001)
Land area:	97.35 km^2 (37.59 sq mi)	97.35 km^2 (37.59 sq mi)
Population density:	3.5/km^2 (9.1/sq mi)	3.7/km^2 (9.6/sq mi)
Median age:	47.3 (M: 46.5, F: 48.5)	43.0 (M: 42.0, F: 43.7)
Total private dwellings:	163	167
Median household income:	$56,654	$40,012
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5]

Historical Census Data - La Reine, Quebec[6]

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[6]
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%		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[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "La Reine (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
2. "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.
3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. "Rookie MP jumps in with both feet". www.canadian-nurse.com.