Beausejour | |
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Town of Beausejour | |
Coordinates: 50°03′44″N 96°30′58″W / 50.06222°N 96.51611°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Eastman |
Rural Municipality | Brokenhead |
Established | 1874 |
Incorporated | 1908 (village) 1912 (town) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ray Schrile |
• Governing Body | Town Council |
• MP (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman) | James Bezan (CPC) |
• MLA (Lac du Bonnet) | Wayne Ewasko (PC) |
Area | |
• Total | 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 251.2 m (824 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,307 |
• Density | 584.4/km2 (1,514/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | Area codes 204 and 431 |
Website | www |
Beausejour (/ˌboʊzəˈʒʊər/)[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.