La Broquerie (french: Municipalité rurale de La Broquerie) is a

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in the province of

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, located in the southeastern part of the province, just south and east of the city of Steinbach. The municipality consists of 6

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. La Broquerie is a fast-growing community consisting of a wide range of cultural backgrounds including English, French and Mennonite. The 2011 Census reported a population of 5,198 persons, a 42.1% increase from the 3,659 reported in 2006. The unincorporated community of

La Broquerie La Broquerie is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, Manitoba, Canada. It is a predominantly Francophone community located approximately 10 kilometres east of Steinbach, Manitoba and 70 kilometres southeast of the ...

to the north, and the general development zones of Marchand to the east and Zhoda to the south form the urban centres of the municipality. Besides the urban areas, the municipality mainly consists of agricultural production and rural residential developments in the northern half to hog production facilities and vastly undeveloped areas in the south.

History

La Broquerie's history is well documented through the La Broquerie Historical Trail; a series of 15 interpretive signs that share the history of the community. QR codes lead the visitor to exclusive anecdotes shared by local ambassadors. Download the promotional pamphlet of the La Broquerie Historical Trail here

There is also a Parish centennial that was produced to commemorate the St-Joachim Catholic Parish's centennial, celebrated in 198

Geography

According to

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, the rural municipality has an area of 578.20 km² (223.24 sq mi). There are no separately incorporated cities, towns or villages within the municipality. Provincial Highways #12 and #52 run through the southwest and north portions of the municipality respectively. Provincial Roads #301 and #302, both gravel highways, bisect the municipality. The municipality is located in the plant hardiness zone of 3a/3b. The municipality straddles the

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, the traditional

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and the Manitoba lowlands regions.

Communities

* Marchand * Zhoda

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

, La Broquerie had a population of 6,725 living in 2,044 of its 2,177 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 6,076. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Official website
* Tourism MAP o
La Broquerie
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Marchand

Map of La Broquerie R.M. at Statcan
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