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This is a list of francophone communities in Manitoba. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Manitoba are listed.
The provincial average of Manitobans whose mother tongue is French is 2.8%, with a total of 36,740 people in Manitoba who identify French as their mother tongue in 2021. While several communities in these have sizeable French minorities, no municipalities have francophone majorities.
There are several Franco-Manitoban communities throughout Manitoba, although the majority are based in either the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region or the Eastman Region.
| Municipality | Type | County, district, or regional municipality | Total population[1] | Percentage of population whose mother tongue is French[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Rural municipality | Eastman | 3,854 | 8% |
| Cartier | Rural municipality | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | 3,344 | 6% |
| Cornwallis | Rural municipality | Westman | 4,568 | 4% |
| De Salaberry | Rural municipality | Eastman | 3,918 | 27% |
| Emerson-Franklin | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 2,437 | 4% |
| Grey | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 2,517 | 16% |
| Île-des-Chênes | Rural municipality | Eastman | 1,606 | 13% |
| La Broquerie | Rural municipality | Eastman | 6,725 | 11% |
| Lac du Bonnet | Rural municipality | Eastman | 3,563 | 5% |
| Lakeshore | Rural municipality | Parkland | 1,186 | 3% |
| Lorne | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 2,904 | 28% |
| Macdonald | Rural municipality | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | 8,120 | 4% |
| Montcalm | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 1,278 | 29% |
| Morris | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 3,049 | 3% |
| Morris | Town | Pembina Valley | 1,975 | 5% |
| Niverville | Town | Eastman | 5,947 | 4% |
| Norfolk-Treherne | Rural municipality | Pembina Valley | 1,770 | 13% |
| Pinawa | Local government district | Eastman | 1,558 | 3% |
| Piney | Rural municipality | Eastman | 1,843 | 8% |
| Powerview-Pine Falls | Town | Eastman | 1,239 | 6% |
| Reynolds | Rural municipality | Eastman | 1,344 | 4% |
| Ritchot | Rural municipality | Eastman | 7,469 | 18% |
| St. François Xavier | Rural municipality | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | 1,449 | 4% |
| St. Laurent | Rural municipality | Interlake | 1,542 | 16% |
| St-Pierre-Jolys | Village | Eastman | 1,305 | 39% |
| Ste. Anne | Rural municipality | Eastman | 5,584 | 14% |
| Ste. Anne | Town | Eastman | 2,891 | 21% |
| Ste. Rose | Rural municipality | Parkland | 1,591 | 19% |
| Taché | Rural municipality | Eastman | 11,916 | 12% |
| Victoria | Rural municipality | Central Plains | 1,188 | 5% |
A number of small municipalities also have high francophone populations. Small francophone-minority municipalities include: Argyle (4%), Buffalo Point (7%), Ellice-Archie (15%) and Victoria Beach (4%).
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- ^ a b "2021 Census Profile". 29 March 2023.