Brochet () is an

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located in

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on the northern shore of

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near the

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border; it is designated as a northern community. There is no year-round road service to the mostly

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population. A winter road is in place only a few months a year. Air service at

Brochet Airport Brochet Airport is located west of Brochet, Manitoba, Canada. Airlines and destinations References External linksBrochet Airport
on Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory * Certified a ...

is the main link outside the community. It takes roughly one hour to reach Brochet from

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, by air, and approximately 4 to 6 hours via winter road from

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, depending on road conditions. In Northern Manitoba, there are a few unincorporated communities aside from Brochet, such as

Granville Lake Granville Lake ( cr, ᐅᑳᐏᒥᖨᐦᑳᓈᓂ, okâwimithihkânâni) is an Indian settlement located on a peninsula on the south shore of Granville Lake (part of the Churchill River system) in northern Manitoba. The community is primarily ...

and

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. There are also several

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and Aboriginal communities, such as:

Barren Lands First Nation Barren Lands First Nation ( cr, ᑭᓯᐸᑲᒫᕽ, kisipakamâhk) is a First Nation located on the north shore of Reindeer Lake in northern Manitoba close to the Saskatchewan border. It has one reserve land called Brochet 197, which is in size ...

Northlands First Nation The Northlands Denesuline First Nation ( chp, ᓂ ᗂᘚ ᑌᓀ, Nįh hots’į Dene) is a First Nations band government in northwestern Manitoba, Canada. This Dene or Denesuline population were part of a larger group once called the "Caribou-eate ...

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, Fox Lake,

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, and

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History

Founded as a

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trading post and

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mission, the community was originally called Fort du Brochet, first appearing on maps in 1883. The community's name was shortened in 1924 to ''Brochet'', which is the French name of the

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, commonly known in Manitoba as the "jackfish." Brochet's

inhabitants historically ranged over a wide area, and in the

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era, other trading posts once competed for their business. Nearby locations of this type include Le Pensie, also known as Sandy Hills, which closed in 1930.

Climate

The climate of Brochet is extremely variable. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 33.5 C on August 11, 1991, and the lowest -51.7 C on February 15, 1966.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Brochet had a population of 64 living in 31 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 118. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Adjoining Brochet is the territory of the

, called Broshit 197. These two communities, Brochet 197 with 547 residents and Brochet with 146 residents, form a population centre of 693 people also called Brochet.

References

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