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This village was named by settlers Henry Foster and Charles Clarke after their former home in Somerset, England.
Present Status
Municipality of Lorne (1 January 2015)
Incorporation History
Village of Somerset (1 February 1962)
Amalgamation of Lorne, Somerset, Notre Dame de Lourdes (1 January 2015)Land Area (square km)
2.45
Year
Total
1966
649
1971
646
1976
625
1981
596
1986
534
1991
496
1996
471
2001
459
2006
432
2011
439
Term
Mayor
1962-1974
Remi Engelbert DePape (1910-1998)
1975
Roland E. Lafreniere
1976-1983
Remi Engelbert DePape (1910-1998)
1984-1986
Roger H. Poiron
1987-1992
Remi Messner
1993-2001
George Mabon
2002-2005
Paul Emile Labossiere
2006
?
2007-2009?
Gerald Rondeau
2015
See Lorne
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Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 April 2017
