Rural Municipality of Lorne

Not to be confused with Municipality of Lorne.

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

References

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

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Coordinates: 49°26′37″N 98°44′58″W / 49.44361°N 98.74944°W / 49.44361; -98.74944

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