| Fort Maurepas | |
|---|---|
| On the Red River, St. Andrews RM, north of Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Type | Fur trade |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1734 |
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Fort Maurepas was the name of two forts, or one fort in two locations, built by the French in the Lake Winnipeg area in the 1730s:
- First Fort Maurepas (Red River)
- Second Fort Maurepas (Winnipeg River)
They were both named after Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas (from the city of Maurepas) who, as Minister of Marine, was in charge of French colonies and chief adviser to King Louis XVI.