Lorette, Manitoba
Lorette | |
|---|---|
The Notre-Dame de 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 (2021) | |
• 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, 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.