Lorette | |
|---|---|
 The Notre-Dame de Lorette | |
  Lorette Location of Lorette in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°44′21″N 96°52′18″W / 49.73917°N 96.87167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Eastman |
| Rural Municipality | Taché |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Town Council |
| • MP (Provencher) | Ted Falk (CPC) |
| • MLA (Dawson Trail) | Bob Lagassé (PC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (787 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,512 |
| • Density | 685/km2 (1,770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Website | Lorette |
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 des 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]
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ 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