St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba

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St. Jean Baptiste is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Montcalm along Highway 75, 40 km north of Emerson at the United States border, and 60 km south of Winnipeg. The community has a distinct French-Canadian culture. The area was first settled by Métis families from St. Norbert, Manitoba; in 1878, French-Canadian families from the United States arrived in the area and purchased land. The post office opened in 1877 and a parish and Canadian National Railway point were also part of the early development. rdf:langString
St. Jean Baptiste est une communauté rurale située dans le Manitoba au Canada. Saint Jean Baptiste fut fondé en 1870 par des familles métis venues du village de Saint-Norbert. Le village s'appela d'abord "Mission Rivière-aux-Prunes" car il était établi le long de la Rivière-aux-Prunes. Par la suite, d'autres familles arrivèrent, notamment du Québec. L'évêque Alexandre Taché baptisa la communauté villageoise Saint-Jean-Baptiste le Saint patron des Canadiens-français. St. Jean Baptiste est célèbre dans tout le Canada pour sa soupe aux pois. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString St. Jean Baptiste est une communauté rurale située dans le Manitoba au Canada. Saint Jean Baptiste fut fondé en 1870 par des familles métis venues du village de Saint-Norbert. Le village s'appela d'abord "Mission Rivière-aux-Prunes" car il était établi le long de la Rivière-aux-Prunes. Par la suite, d'autres familles arrivèrent, notamment du Québec. L'évêque Alexandre Taché baptisa la communauté villageoise Saint-Jean-Baptiste le Saint patron des Canadiens-français. St. Jean Baptiste est célèbre dans tout le Canada pour sa soupe aux pois. St. Jean Baptiste possède un théâtre, le Théâtre Montcalm, qui présente chaque année des pièces en langue française.
rdf:langString St. Jean Baptiste is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in Manitoba. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Montcalm along Highway 75, 40 km north of Emerson at the United States border, and 60 km south of Winnipeg. The community has a distinct French-Canadian culture. The area was first settled by Métis families from St. Norbert, Manitoba; in 1878, French-Canadian families from the United States arrived in the area and purchased land. The post office opened in 1877 and a parish and Canadian National Railway point were also part of the early development. The community was originally called Grosse Pointe, then was renamed Mission de la Rivière aux Prunes, before receiving its present name from Archbishop Taché in 1872. It has since been known as St. Jean Baptiste (or simply, St. Jean).
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