Rémigny is a municipality in northwestern

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, Canada, in the

Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Témiscamingue is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie. Though Témiscamingue borders Pontiac Regional County Municipality to the south, it is not poss ...

History

In 1920, the geographic township of Rémigny was formed, named after Captain Rémigny of the Régiment de la Sarre, who was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Louis 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 Des Quinze Lake as part of the

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Settlement Plan. In 1978, the place was incorporated and named after the township.

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census * Population in 2011: 279 (2006 to 2011 population change: -12.3%) * Population in 2006: 318 * Population in 2001: 367 * Population in 1996: 364 * Population in 1991: 381 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 135 (total dwellings: 154) 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%

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Remigny Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality

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