La Broquerie () is a

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in the province of

southern Manitoba Southern Manitoba is the southernmost area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Southern Manitoba encompasses the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region, Westman Region, Central Plains Region, Eastman Region, and Pembina Valley Region, as well as the Man ...

, located just southeast of the city of Steinbach. The municipality includes the local urban district of La Broquerie to the north, and the unincorporated communities of Marchand to the east and Zhoda to the south form the urban centres of the municipality. Besides these areas, the municipality mainly consists of agricultural production and rural residential developments in the northern half to hog production facilities and vastly undeveloped areas in the south.

History

The Rural Municipality of La Broquerie was incorporated on May 25, 1881. The local urban district of La Broquerie was first named Carleton before Member of Parliament A.A.C. Larivière had it changed to honour Joseph de La Broquerie Taché (1759-1830), who played an important role in the life of his nephew Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché of St. Boniface.La Broquerie Tourism Map
2017. Retrieved 2024-04-01. Taché designed the municipal seal, including the inscription "All from above." On November 15, 1883, Taché declared La Broquerie as " St. Joachim’s mission," and a new St-Joachim Catholic Parish was built in 1884. Having a large Francophone population, La Broquerie has been celebrating

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since 1897.

Geography

According to

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, the rural municipality has an area of 578.20 km² (223.24 sq mi). There are no separately incorporated cities, towns or villages within the municipality. Provincial Highways #12 and #52 run through the southwest and north portions of the municipality respectively. Provincial Roads #301 and #302, both gravel highways, bisect the municipality. The municipality is located in the plant hardiness zone of 3a/3b. The municipality straddles the

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, the traditional

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and the Manitoba lowlands regions. The community sits close to the Sandilands Provincial Forest, which includes the Marchand Provincial Park. The

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runs through the community as well.

Communities

* La Broquerie * Marchand * Zhoda

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, La Broquerie has a population of 6,725, an increase of from its 2016 population of 6,076. This population occupies 2,044 of the community's 2,177 total private dwellings. With a land area of , it has a population density of . The fast-growing community consists of a wide range of cultural backgrounds including English, French and Mennonite. The 2021 Census reported a population of 6,725 persons, with a median age of 28.6.

Notable people

Konrad Narth Konrad Narth (born c. 1987) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. He represents the district of La Verendrye (electoral district), La Verendrye as a member of the ...

, MLA from Zhoda * Théophile Paré, secretary-treasurer for the RM of La Broquerie * Mélanie Rocan, painter from La Broquerie *

Gabrielle Roy Gabrielle Roy (; March 22, 1909July 13, 1983) was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba and one of the major figures in French Canadian literature. Early life Roy was born in 1909 in Saint-Boniface (now part of Winnipeg), Manitoba, an ...

, writer who taught in Marchand * Daniel Tetrault, hockey player from La Broquerie * Albert Vielfaure, politician from La Broquerie

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Tourism map of LUD of La Broquerie

Tourism map of Marchand
{{Manitoba, rural=yes La Broquerie Populated places in Eastman Region, Manitoba Manitoba communities with majority francophone populations