Municipality of Lorne

"Lorne, Manitoba" redirects here. For the former municipality in Manitoba, see Rural Municipality of Lorne.

The Municipality of Lorne (French: Municipalité de Lorne) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Lorne
Rural municipality
Municipality of Lorne
Location of the RM of Lorne in Manitoba
Coordinates: 49°26′37″N 98°44′58″W
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Region	Central Plains and Pembina Valley
Division	Pilot Mound Census Division
Incorporated (amalgamated)	January 1, 2015[1]
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

History

Further information: Rural Municipality of Lorne; Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Manitoba; and Somerset, Manitoba

The RM was created on January 1, 2015 via the amalgamation of the RM of Lorne and the villages of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and Somerset.^[1] It was formed as a requirement of The Municipal Amalgamations Act, which required that municipalities with a population less than 1,000 amalgamate with one or more neighbouring municipalities by 2015.^[2] The Government of Manitoba initiated these amalgamations in order for municipalities to meet the 1997 minimum population requirement of 1,000 to incorporate a municipality.^[3]

Communities

Local urban districts

• Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
• Somerset

Unincorporated

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

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lorne had a population of 2,904 living in 1,103 of its 1,199 total private dwellings, a change of -4.5% from its 2016 population of 3,041. With a land area of 923.03 km² (356.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.1/km² (8.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

See also

• List of francophone communities in Manitoba
• Royal eponyms in Canada

References

1. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235): Rural Municipality of Lorne, Village of Somerset and Village of Notre Dame de Lourdes Amalgamation Regulation" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
2. "The Municipal Amalgamations Act (C.C.S.M. c. M235)". Government of Manitoba. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
3. "Speech from the Throne: At the Opening of the Second Session of the 40th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba". Government of Manitoba. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.