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Lac-Sainte-Marie

/lak.sɛ̃t.ma.ʁi/

proper noun/lak.sɛ̃t.ma.ʁi/

a municipality of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

Related: Marilacois, Marilacoise

The municipality is named after a nearby lake, which is named in turn after Saint Mary. This dedication was chosen as a reference to the mother of the first settler of the municipality (one Jean-Marie Léveillée), Marie Léveillée.