La Reine () is a

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in northwestern

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, on the La Reine River in the

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (, ''Abitibi West'') is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre. Subdivisions There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & T ...

. It had a population of 307 in the

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. The place is named after La Reine Regiment (French for "the Queen"), that was founded in 1634 and fought under General Montcalm at the

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and Battle of Quebec.

History

The first pioneers were from Berthier County and arrived in 1913, around the time when the

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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. 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.

Demographics

Population

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Government

Municipal council (2024): * Mayor: Fanny Dupras-Rossier * Councillors: Réjean Bernard, Chantal Godbout, Jean-François Royer, David Royer, Sophie Bouchard, Réal East

Notable people

Notable people from La Reine include: * Christine Moore – NDP politician

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reine, La Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Abitibi-Témiscamingue Populated places established in 1913 1913 establishments in Quebec