List of francophone communities in Manitoba
This is a list of francophone communities in Manitoba, i.e., municipalities and neighbourhoods with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Manitoba.
The provincial average of Manitobans whose mother tongue is French is 2.8%, with a total of 36,740 people in Manitoba who identify French as their mother tongue in 2021. While several communities in these have sizeable French minorities, no municipalities have francophone majorities.
There are several Franco-Manitoban communities throughout Manitoba, although the majority are based in either the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region or the Eastman Region.
The centre of the Franco-Manitoban community is the Saint Boniface neighbourhood of Winnipeg, which also ranks as the largest francophone community in Western Canada.[1]
Francophone communities
| Municipality | Type | County, district, or regional municipality | Total population (French and non-French speaking)[2] | Percentage of population whose mother tongue is French[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Rural municipality | Eastman | 3,854 | 8% |
| Cartier | Rural municipality | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | 3,344 | 6% |
| Cornwallis | Rural municipality | Westman | 4,568 | 4% |
| De Salaberry | Rural municipality | Eastman | 3,918 | 27% |
| Emerson-Franklin | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 2,437 | 4% |
| Grey | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 2,517 | 16% |
| Île-des-Chênes | Rural municipality | Eastman | 1,606 | 13% |
| La Broquerie | Rural municipality | Eastman | 6,725 | 11% |
| Lac du Bonnet | Rural municipality | Eastman | 3,563 | 5% |
| Lakeshore | Rural municipality | Parkland | 1,186 | 3% |
| Lorne | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 2,904 | 28% |
| Macdonald | Rural municipality | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | 8,120 | 4% |
| Montcalm | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 1,278 | 29% |
| Morris | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 3,049 | 3% |
| Morris | Town | Pembina Valley | 1,975 | 5% |
| Niverville | Town | Eastman | 5,947 | 4% |
| Norfolk-Treherne | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 1,770 | 13% |
| Pinawa | Local government district | Eastman | 1,558 | 3% |
| Piney | Rural municipality | Eastman | 1,843 | 8% |
| Powerview-Pine Falls | Town | Eastman | 1,239 | 6% |
| Reynolds | Rural municipality | Eastman | 1,344 | 4% |
| Ritchot | Rural municipality | Eastman | 7,469 | 18% |
| Saint Boniface[3] | Neighbourhood (provincial riding) | Winnipeg | 22,345 | 24.4% |
| St. François Xavier | Rural municipality | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | 1,449 | 4% |
| St. Laurent | Rural municipality | Interlake | 1,542 | 16% |
| St-Pierre-Jolys | Village | Eastman | 1,305 | 39% |
| Ste. Anne | Rural municipality | Eastman | 5,584 | 14% |
| Ste. Anne | Town | Eastman | 2,891 | 21% |
| Ste. Rose | Rural municipality | Parkland | 1,591 | 19% |
| Taché | Rural municipality | Eastman | 11,916 | 12% |
| Victoria | Rural municipality | Central Plains | 1,188 | 5% |
A number of small municipalities also have high francophone populations. Small francophone-minority municipalities include: Argyle (4%), Buffalo Point (7%), Ellice-Archie (15%) and Victoria Beach (4%).
See also
- French Canadians
- Geographical distribution of French speakers
- List of municipalities in Manitoba
- Saint Boniface, Winnipeg
References
- ^ "About – Passion & Histoire". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ a b "2021 Census Profile". 29 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/Profile/Pdf/StBoniface.pdf