| Official Name: | Île-des-Chênes |
| Nickname: | Island of Oaks |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Île-des-Chênes in Manitoba. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Manitoba |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eastman |
| Subdivision Type3: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ritchot |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Chris Ewen[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor (Ward 4) |
| Leader Name1: | Shane Pelletier[2] |
| Leader Title2: | Governing Body |
| Leader Name2: | R.M. of Ritchot Council |
| Leader Title3: | MP (Provencher) |
| Leader Name3: | Ted Falk |
| Leader Title4: | MLA (Springfield-Ritchot) |
| Leader Name4: | Ron Schuler |
| Established Date: | 1880s |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.79 |
| Population Total: | 1606[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 885.5 |
| Coordinates: | 49.7106°N -96.9883°W |
| Postal Code Type: | postal code |
| Postal Code: | R0A 0T0 |
Île-des-Chênes is an unincorporated community in Manitoba, Canada, within the Rural Municipality of Ritchot. The community is located 13 kilometres south-east of the provincial capital Winnipeg, just east of Highway 59. Île-des-Chênes is a French name, translating to Island of the Oaks, coming from a nearby stand of oaks on higher ground, where early settlers sought refuge from the annual spring floodwaters.[4]
The first settlers, francophones from Quebec,[5] arrived in the 1880s.[6] The post office was established in 1890[7] and the local Catholic parish was founded in 1905.[8] Telephone service came to Île-des-Chênes in 1920, but electricity only arrived in 1946. The credit union was established in 1945.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iles des Chenes had a population of 1,606 living in 634 of its 657 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,546. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
On 31 August 2000, a boil-water advisory was issued for the Île-des-Chênes community by Manitoba Health after water testing found the water supply well to be contaminated. The next year, a C$6-million program funded through the Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Program paid for the replacement of the supply pipes, distribution pipes, water treatment plant was undertaken and the project completed in 2002.[9]
In politics, St. Adolphe is located in the ridings of Provencher (federal), represented by Conservative MP Ted Falk and Springfield-Ritchot (provincial), represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Ron Schuler. As well, St. Adolphe in Ward 1 of the R.M. of Ritchot, represented by Shane Pelletier, who also serves as deputy mayor. Chris Ewen is currently mayor, after having been elected in a by-election in 2017[10] and acclaimed in the 2018 election.[11]
The community is home to the Île-des-Chênes North Stars ice hockey team, which captured the Allan Cup national senior men's championship in 2003.[12]