St. Laurent | |
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Location of St. Laurent in Manitoba | |
Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 97°56′27″W / 50.41278°N 97.94083°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Manitoba |
Region | Interlake |
Census Division | No. 18 |
Government | |
• Governing Body | Rural Municipality of St. Laurent Council |
• MP | James Bezan |
• MLA | Derek Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 465.62 km2 (179.78 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,338[1] |
• Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
Postal Code | R0C 2S0 |
Area code | 204 |
NTS Map | 062I05 |
GNBC Code | GAXYM |
St. Laurent (French: Saint-Laurent) is a community on the eastern shore of Lake Manitoba. It lies within the boundaries of the Rural Municipality of St. Laurent, 70 km (43 mi) from Winnipeg. A historically-Métis settlement, St. Laurent is one of the few remaining places in which the Michif French language is still spoken.[2]