Varennes is a neighbourhood in the city of

Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

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, located in the northern section of the district of

St. Vital St. Vital () is a ward and neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Located in the south-central part of the city, it is bounded on the north by Carrière Avenue; on the south by the northern limit of the Rural Municipality of Ritchot; on ...

. It is a small triangular neighbourhood located, and is bounded by St. Mary's Road on the west, Fermor Avenue on the south, and St. Anne's Road (

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) on the east. In the 2001 census, Varennes had a population of 1,080. The neighbourhood was named for

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (17 November 1685 – 5 December 1749) was a French Canadian military officer, fur trader, and explorer. In the 1730s, he and his four sons explored the area west of Lake Superior and es ...

, an early French explorer in the district. It is in the federal riding of Saint Boniface—Saint Vital and the provincial riding of

History

The area now known as Varennes was the northern terminus of the original Crow Wing Trail, a Red River Trail that ran down the east side of the Red River to Emerson, Manitoba. St. Vital's first livery stable was founded in the area of the intersection of St. Anne's Road and St. Mary's Road (St. Anne's Junction) by Abraham Guay, a local landowner.

Amenities

Varennes is the home of Ecole Varennes, a

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primary school administered by the

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; as well as two churches, St. Mary's Road United Church and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Until the spring of 2009, Global Television's Winnipeg studios were located in Varennes. There is significant light commercial development along both St. Mary's Road and St. Anne's Road.

References

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Varennes Varennes may refer to: Canada * Varennes, Quebec * Varennes, Winnipeg, a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Varennes County, a county established 1881 in the disputed District of Keewatin, Canada France Varennes is the name of sev ...