The Municipality of Ste. Rose (french: Municipalité de Sainte-Rose) is a
rural municipality (RM) in the
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...
of
Manitoba.
History
The RM was incorporated on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the
RM of Ste. Rose and the
Town of Sainte Rose du Lac.
It was formed as a requirement of ''The Municipal Amalgamations Act'', which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.
The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.
Communities
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Laurier
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier, ( ; ; November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minist ...
(
designated place with railway station)
* Ste. Amélie
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Ste. Rose du Lac
Sainte Rose du Lac (often abbreviated Ste Rose du Lac) is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Ste. Rose, Manitoba, Canada.
Prior to 1 January 2015, it was designated as a town. It is located approximately 50 km east ...
(unincorporated urban community)
* Valpoy
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Ste. Rose had a population of 1,591 living in 700 of its 764 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,712. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Attractions
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Sainte Rose du Lac Airport
See also
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List of francophone communities in Manitoba
This is a list of francophone communities in Manitoba. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Manitoba are listed.
The provincial average of Manitobans whose mother tongue is French is 2.8%, with a ...
References
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Rural municipalities in Manitoba
2015 establishments in Manitoba
Manitoba municipal amalgamations, 2015
Populated places established in 2015