Beausejour, Manitoba

Beausejour
Town of Beausejour
Aerial view with Beausejour in the centre foreground
Aerial view with Beausejour in the centre foreground
Town boundaries
Town boundaries
Beausejour is located in Manitoba
Beausejour
Beausejour
Location of Beausejour in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 96°30′58″W / 50.06222°N 96.51611°W / 50.06222; -96.51611
CountryCanada
ProvinceManitoba
RegionEastman
Rural MunicipalityBrokenhead
Established1874
Incorporated1908 (village)
1912 (town)
Government
 • MayorRay Schrile
 • Governing BodyTown Council
 • MP (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman)James Bezan (CPC)
 • MLA
(Lac du Bonnet)
Wayne Ewasko (PC)
Area
 • Total5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Elevation
251.2 m (824 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total3,307
 • Density584.4/km2 (1,514/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)Area codes 204 and 431
Websitewww.townofbeausejour.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Beausejour (/ˌbzəˈʒʊər/)[1] is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is 46 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, just west of the Canadian Shield and Whiteshell Provincial Park. The French name Beauséjour [beau + séjour] means "beautiful stay". The town is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Brokenhead.

  1. ^ James McCarten (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press, ISBN 9780920009543