La Martre () is a

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in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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of the

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. In addition to La Martre itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Cap-au-Renard, Christie, and Sainte-Marthe-de-Gaspé.

History

The area saw permanent settlement in the late 19th century and was originally called Rivière-à-la-Marthe, after the Marten River (French: ''Rivière à la Marthe'') that flows into the

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there. The

marten A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on ...

is found along this river's banks and is abundant in the Gaspé region. In 1923, the place separated from the municipality of

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, () is a city in La-Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec province, in Canada. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is located close to the Chic-Choc Mountains on the south shore of ...

to form the Township Municipality of Christie, named in honour of Robert Christie. In 1950, the township municipality was split in two when Marsoui was incorporated as a village municipality. In 1970, the municipality was renamed to La Martre.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, La Martre had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Government

List of former mayors: * Louis Roy (1924–1926) * Pierre Maloney (1926–1937) * Roger L'Italien (1937–1939, 1949–1953) * Willie Gagnon (1939–1945, 1947–1949) * Marcellin Campion (1945–1947) * Gérard Gagnon (1953–1957, 1958–1959) * Damase Morin (1957–1958) * Maurice Gasse (1959–1965) * Grégoire Gasse (1965–1971) * Jean-Yves Gagnon (1971–1973, 1980–1989) * Ovilla Vallée (1973–1976, 1977–1980) * Noël Vallée (1976–1977) * Albert Robinson (1980) * Jean-Guy Vallée (1989–1990) * Fernand Hanley (1990–1992) * Raymond St-Pierre (1992–1996, 2005–2009) * Théodule Dion (1996–1999) * Harold Gagnon (1999–2005) * Claudette Robinson (2009–2013) * Michel Laperle (2013–2014) * Yves Sohier (2014–present)

Gallery

Image:Cap-au-Renard.jpg, Cap-au-Renard

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