Saint Alphonse, Manitoba

Saint Alphonse
Village
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba

Saint Alphonse is a small francophone community in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Saint Alphonse is part of the Rural Municipality of Lorne.

The village of Saint Alphonse was founded in the early 1880s by immigrants mainly from Belgium and some from Quebec. Other Belgian immigrants settled further north and founded the village of Bruxelles.

The school of Saint Alphonse opened in 1883. It hosted Belgian children of which two thirds were Walloons and from Brussels and a third of Flemish origin. The common language of instruction for all students was only French. In 1959, the school of Saint Alphonse regrouped neighbouring French-speaking schools (École La Grange, école Saint-Urbain, école Saint-Albert). Due to the depopulation of villages, St. Alphonsus school closed in 1996. The children were redirected to Francophone schools in the nearby town of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

External links

Historique du village de Saint-Alphonse (French)

Division 4, Manitoba (Pilot Mound Area)

Rural municipalities	Argyle Cartwright–Roblin Lorne (municipality, part) Lorne (R.M.) Louise (municipality) Louise (R.M.) Pembina (municipality) Pembina (R.M.) Roblin (R.M.)

First Nations	Swan Lake

Indian reserves	Swan Lake 7

Unincorporated communities	Altamont Baldur Bruxelles Cardinal Cartwright Clearwater Crystal City Darlingford Greenway Kaleida La Rivière Manitou Mariapolis Mather Neelin Pilot Mound Saint Alphonse St. Leon St. Lupicin Snowflake Somerset Windygates

See also: Municipalities in Manitoba Census divisions of Manitoba 2015 municipal amalgamations

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