Rural Municipality of Lorne explained

The Rural Municipality of Lorne is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on February 14, 1880.^[1] It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its provincially mandated amalgamation with the Village of Notre Dame de Lourdes and the Village of Somerset to form the Municipality of Lorne.^[2]

The main reserve of the Swan Lake First Nation is located within the former RM.

Communities

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

External links

• • Map of Lorne R.M. at Statcan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Rural Municipalities and Local Government Districts . The Manitoba Historical Society . September 21, 2014 . January 2, 2015.
2. Web site: Manitoba's Municipal History: Municipal Amalgamations (2015) . The Manitoba Historical Society . December 1, 2014 . January 2, 2015.