Grande-Clairière Explained

Grande-Clairière
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Grande-Clairière in Manitoba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Westman Region
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 5
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Name1:Municipality of Grassland
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Larry Maguire
Leader Title3:MLA
Leader Name3:Doyle Piwniuk
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2006 Census[1]
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:49.505°N -100.7031°W
Area Code:204
Blank1 Name:NTS Map
Blank1 Info:062F10
Blank2 Name:GNBC Code
Blank2 Info:GAJQA

Grande-Clairière is a locality in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. It is located approximately 13 kilometres (8 miles) northwest of Hartney, Manitoba[2] in the Municipality of Grassland, formerly the Rural Municipality of Cameron. It was founded by French and Belgian settlers in 1890.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data . Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population . 2008-11-05 . 2009-01-30.
  2. http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/search/calculate_distance_3_e.php?unique_id_str_1=GAJQA&unique_id_str_2=GAKKP
  3. Web site: The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details . 2012-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527004839/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/french_settlements.html . 2013-05-27 . dead .