Lorette, Manitoba

Lorette
The Notre-Dame de Lorette
The Notre-Dame de Lorette
Lorette is located in Manitoba
Lorette
Lorette
Location of Lorette in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°44′21″N 96°52′18″W / 49.73917°N 96.87167°W / 49.73917; -96.87167
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
Rural MunicipalityTaché
Government
 • Governing BodyTown Council
 • MP (Provencher)Ted Falk (CPC)
 • MLA (Dawson Trail)Bob Lagassé (PC)
Area
 • Total4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (787 ft)
Population
 • Total3,512
 • Density685/km2 (1,770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Forward sortation area
WebsiteLorette

Lorette is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Taché,[2] located 25 km southeast of Winnipeg, in the province of Manitoba, Canada.

The French-speaking Métis traders and farmers who first settled the area named it Petite Pointe du Chênes. Bishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché later changed the name to Lorette, honoring a French priest who donated a significant sum to the construction of the Saint Boniface Cathedral in Winnipeg.[3]

  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Barkwell, Lawrence J. (2018) Historic Metis settlements in Manitoba and geographical place names. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Louis Riel Institute, 2018. ISBN 978-1-927531-1-81

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