Lafleche, Saskatchewan
| Town of Lafleche | |
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Hospitality with a Country Touch
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 Town of Lafleche
Town of Lafleche
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| Coordinates: 49°42′23″N 106°34′27″W / 49.70639°N 106.57417°WCoordinates: 49°42′23″N 106°34′27″W / 49.70639°N 106.57417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 3 |
| Rural Municipality | Wood River |
| Settled | 1905 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1913 |
| Restructured (Hamlet) | August 17, 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rhys Frostad |
| • Administrator | Brandi Morissette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 406 |
| • Density | 269.7/km2 (699/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0H 2K0 |
| Area code(s) | 306 |
| Highways |
Highway 13 Highway 58 |
| Website | Town of Lafleche |
Lafleche is a small town in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada in the rural municipality of Wood River.
The community is located at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 58. It is 20 km south of Gravelbourg and 45 km west of Assiniboia. The Saskatchewan Transportation Company provides intercity bus service.
Within the Town of Lafleche and the R.M. of Wood River No. 74 there are an exceptional range of business people and trades persons ready to serve a variety of needs. The majority of businesses in town are open Monday to Friday, with several of the retail outlets open Saturday as well. The Co-op gas bar is open 7 days a week.
The village of Buffalo Head started to form one and one half miles east of the present townsite with the arrival of settlers in 1905. The name was changed to Lafleche in honour of Louis-François Richer Laflèche.
In 1910 a school district was formed and a school was built at the corner of four townships on a quarter of land owned by Mr. Belisle.
In March 1912, there was already a hamlet set on a piece of land owned by F. X. Brunelle. There was a bank, two stores and blacksmith shops.
In 1912, the railway was built to Expanse, then in the fall as far as Assiniboia. When the Canadian Pacific Railway line came through in 1913 lots were divided and businesses in no time opened their shops. Since the rail line did not pass through the hamlet, the houses of the hamlet were moved to the new site on the southeast quarter of Section 2, Township 9, Range 5, and soon another village with spacious streets and avenues sprung up and developed rapidly. The streets and avenues were given meaningful names such as Montcalm, Cartier, Papineau, Brunelle, Frontenac, Laurier, La Salle, and Champlain.
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