Rural Municipality of Lorne

Canola fields in Lorne

The Rural Municipality of Lorne is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14, 1880.[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of Notre Dame de Lourdes and the Village of Somerset to form the Municipality of Lorne.[2]

The main reserve of the Swan Lake First Nation is located within the former RM.

Communities

  • Altamont
  • Bruxelles
  • Cardinal
  • Mariapolis
  • St. Alphonse
  • St. Leon
  • St. Lupicin
  • Swan Lake

References

  1. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts". The Manitoba Historical Society. September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015)". The Manitoba Historical Society. December 1, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

External links

  • Official website
  • Map of Lorne R.M. at Statcan
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