St. Malo is a local urban district located in the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry, approximately 70 km south of The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Most of the community's residents are bilingual francophone of Métis or Québécois heritage.

Early history

Chronology of the early settlement of St. Malo:

Geography

St. Malo lies in the eastern edge of the remarkably flat Red River flood plain, which was once the lake shore of Lake Agassiz at the transition between southeastern Manitoba's upland woodlands to the east and the flat prairie grasslands to the west.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Malo had a population of 1,323 living in 492 of its 563 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 1,227. With a land area of 6.91 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Amenities

St. Malo is a shopping and services centre for the surrounding rural area; it is also recognized for its tourist attractions and farming. Popular activities in St. Malo during the winter months include snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, hockey, as well as ice-fishing and car racing on the lake. In February 2008, the Friends of the Park ("Les Amis du Parc") organized its first annual Festival of Friends ("Festival des Amis"). École Saint-Malo School is the community's elementary and middle school and is part of the Red River Valley School Division. The school offers both French Immersion and English programs.

Notable people

Friendship communities