Domremy, Saskatchewan ( ) is a
special service area in the
Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431
The Rural Municipality of St. Louis No. 431 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 15 and Division No. 5.
History
The RM of St. Louis No. 431 incorporated as ...
, in the
Canadian province
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of
Saskatchewan
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. It held
village
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status prior to December 31, 2006.
The population was 124 people in 2006. Domremy is located on
Highway 320 near
Highway 2 and
Highway 225 in central Saskatchewan. Domremy had a post office established as early as May 1, 1896 in the
District of Saskatchewan,
NWT.
Domremy is named after the French village of
Domrémy, which was the birthplace of
Joan of Arc
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.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Domremy had a population of 113 living in 47 of its 69 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 101. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Area statistics
*Lat (DMS) 52° 47' 00" N
*Long (DMS)105° 44' 00" W
*Dominion Land Survey SE Sec.17, Twp.44, R.26, W2
*Time zone (cst) UTC−6
Notable residents
*
Stan Hovdebo (1979–1993)
Further reading
Title: ''Harvest of Memories, 1895-1995 ''
Domremy, Sask. : Domremy Historical Society, 1995
vi, 710 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
See also
*
List of communities in Saskatchewan
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Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
*
List of hamlets in Saskatchewan
References
External links
2006 Community Profiles
Designated places in Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Special service areas in Saskatchewan
St. Louis No. 431, Saskatchewan
Populated places disestablished in 2006
Division No. 15, Saskatchewan
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