St. Denis, Saskatchewan

St. Denis is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The community was founded in 1910.^[5] A post office was established at St. Denis in 1909 but it closed in 1911. Leon Denis was postmaster. The post office was located on the Leon Denis homestead at NE 24-37-R1 w 3rd meridian.^[6][7]

St. Denis
Unincorporated community
St. Denis Roman Catholic Church
St. Denis
Coordinates: 52°09′30″N 106°05′57″W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Central
Census division	15
Rural Municipality	Grant No. 372
Post office Founded	1909
Government
• Governing body	Rural Municipality of Grant No. 372
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
Area code	306
Highways	Highway 5 Highway 671
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St. Denis maintains close cultural ties with the nearby communities of Prud'homme and Vonda. The three communities were originally settled by French speaking settlers in the early 1900s.^[5]

Park in St. Denis

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
5. "Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (French Settlements)". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
6. "Canada Archives (Post Offices and Postmasters)". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
7. "Leon Denis family history". Retrieved February 7, 2013.

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