La Reine, Quebec
La Reine | |
|---|---|
| Motto: La joie des arrivées et les sanglots des départs | |
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
La Reine Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Fanny Dupras-Rossier |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.49 km2 (38.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 307 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 9.4% |
| • Dwellings | 164 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | lareine |
La Reine (French pronunciation: [la ʁɛn]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the La Reine River in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 307 in the Canada 2021 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.