| Marie Reine | |
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| — Hamlet — | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 19 |
| Municipal district | Northern Sunrise County |
| Established | 20 March 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Northern Sunrise County Council |
| • Reeve | Agnes Knudsen |
| • Ward 3 Councillor | Ricky Boucher |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 67 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Marie Reine is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County.[2] It is located approximately 18 km (11 mi) south of the Town of Peace River on four quarter sections split by Highway 744.
The French Canadian community got its start in 1949-1952 when settlers from Quebec and France migrated west for a better future. The hamlet has a unique community plan laid out by L’Abbe Pierre Paul Pothier where each lot is a twenty-acre strip abutting Highway 744.
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The population of Marie-Reine according to Northern Sunrise County's 2010 municipal census is 67.[1]
The hamlet has a community hall and a post office.
| Grimshaw | Peace River | St. Isidore | ||
| Fairview | Nampa | |||
| Marie Reine | ||||
| Tangent | Jean Cote Girouxville |
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