Ville-Marie, Quebec
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Ville-Marie was also the original name of the City of Montreal, Québec.
Ville-Marie is a town on Lake Temiscaming in western Quebec, Canada. It is the largest city in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
The municipality has a surface area of 6.11 km² and has a population of 2696 (2006).
CKVM-FM broadcasts from Ville-Marie.
[edit] History
Ville Marie is the oldest town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. The town's first resident was an Oblate missionary who in 1874 started to build a farm here. He was followed by new settlers in the succeeding years.
- October 13, 1897: Founding of village of Ville-Marie.
- December 22, 1962: The village of Ville-Marie becomes the town of Ville-Marie.
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