This is a list of francophone communities in the Canadian province of

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. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in Ontario are listed. The provincial average of Ontarians whose mother tongue is French is 4.1%, with a total of 549,000 people in Ontario who identify French as their mother tongue in 2016. The majority of francophones in Ontario live in

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and northeastern Ontario. While most communities in these areas have sizeable French minorities, several municipalities have francophone majorities. Most such places are designated as French language service areas under the provincial

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, meaning that provincial government services must be available in French. A number of small municipalities also have high francophone populations. These include the francophone-majority municipalities of Carlsbad Springs (84%), Casey (71%), Dubreuilville (82%),

Fauquier-Strickland Fauquier-Strickland ( or ) is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The three main communities in the township are Fauquier, Strickland, and Gregoires Mill. All are located along Ontario Highway 11 between ...

(78%),

Mattice-Val Côté Mattice-Val Côté is an incorporated township in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately east of Hearst and west of Kapuskasing on Ontario Highway 11. The township was incorporated on April 18, 1975, a ...

(90%), McGarry (63%),

Opasatika Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River. Its name is of First Nation origin, meaning "river lined with poplars". The main communiti ...

(85%), and

Val Rita-Harty Val Rita-Harty is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The township consists of two communities, Val Rita and Harty, both located along Highway 11 between Opasatika and Kapuskasing. It was incorporat ...

(80%). Unorganized North Cochrane District also has a French-speaking majority (64%). Small francophone-minority municipalities include Baldwin (16%),

Brethour Brethour is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District. The township had a population of 97 in the 2016 Canadian Census. History Brethour Township was surveyed in 1887. It was then later officially ...

(9%),

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(14%), Coleman (15%),

Evanturel Évanturel (2016 population 449) is a township in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada. It almost completely surrounds the town of Englehart. The main settlement in Évanturel is the community of Heaslip. It was named after François-Eugène ...

(13%), Essa (6%),

Gauthier Gauthier () is a French name of Germanic origin, corresponding to the English given name Walter. People with the given name * Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède * Gauthier de Brienne, Counts Walter III of Brienne, Walter IV of Brienne, ...

(8%), Harley (40%),

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(39%), Hornepayne (14%), Hilliard (19%), Hudson (18%), James (45%),

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(11%),

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(13%), Larder Lake (34%), Matachewan (27%), Mattawan (15%), Nairn and Hyman (14%),

Temagami Temagami, formerly spelled as Timagami, is a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Nipissing District with Lake Temagami at its heart. The Temagami region is known as ''n'Daki Menan'', the homeland of the area's First Nations c ...

(9%), The North Shore (22%),

Papineau-Cameron :''"Rankin, Ontario" re-directs here. For the community in Renfrew County, see Rankin, Renfrew County, Ontario'' Papineau-Cameron is a township municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in Nipissing District. The township is located on the so ...

(26%), Thornloe (33%), and White River (18%). There are also a few small unincorporated communities (governed by local service boards) in Northeastern Ontario with sizeable francophone communities. These include Cartier (29%), Foleyet (26%), Gogama (56%), Jogues (91%), Sultan (40%) and Thorne (43%).

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