The name evokes the memory of Jean-Georges Dejean de Roquemaure, who was promoted to second lieutenant in 1723, captain in 1735, lieutenant-colonel in the Queen's regiment in 1755 and brigadier in 1759.

[1] The settlement of Roquemaure dates back to 1933 when Father François-Xavier Jean and Mr. Auguste Scott, both professors at the School of Agriculture of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, went to Abitibi to choose land where the Colonization Society of the diocese of Quebec, in the process of being formed, would lead the establishment of colonists.

The choice of Roquemaure, rather than another township, is based on the advantageous afforestation present and on its proximity to Lake Abitibi and the Duparquet River supposedly favorable to a more lenient climate.

The first settlers would arrive two months later, including Pierre Pelletier, Léon Briand, Ludger Dionne, Gustave Massé, Albert Raymond, Alphonse Charest and Ernest Lévesque.

Chrétien, Georges Chrétien, Gérard Fournier, Maurice Gamache, Wellie Plourde, Octave Plourde (fils de Wellie), François Pellerin, Auguste Bélanger, Albert Giasson, Ernest Dionne, Alfred Dubé, Marc Fortin, Cyrille Lamarre and Noël Lord.

The first mass would be celebrated on the last thursday of the year by Father Ephrem Halde, parish priest of Palmarolle, in the camp of Amédée Bélanger.