Marie Reine is a hamlet in northwest Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. 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.