St. Boniface
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St. Boniface is a historic French-Canadian and Métis neighborhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, known as the city’s French quarter and a cultural hub for Franco-Manitoban heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Boniface canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French quarter
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ neighbourhood ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | ward of the City of Winnipeg ⓘ |
| contains |
Centre culturel franco-manitobain
ⓘ
Esplanade Riel ⓘ Fort Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Gibraltar (reconstructed)
Louis Riel’s grave ⓘ Maison Gabrielle-Roy ⓘ Provencher Boulevard ⓘ Saint Boniface Hospital ⓘ St. Boniface Cathedral ⓘ Université de Saint-Boniface ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
French quarter of Winnipeg
ⓘ
cultural hub for Franco-Manitoban heritage ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | high proportion of French-speaking residents ⓘ |
| ethnicCharacter |
French-Canadian
ⓘ
Métis ⓘ |
| formerStatus | separate city before amalgamation with Winnipeg ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSites | multiple provincially designated heritage buildings ⓘ |
| heritageType |
French-Canadian heritage
ⓘ
Métis heritage ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Louis Riel
ⓘ
Métis history ⓘ Catholic Church in Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church in Western Canada
early French settlement in the Red River region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Festival du Voyageur
ⓘ
Francophone festivals ⓘ French-language institutions ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Franco-Manitoban ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manitoba
ⓘ
Prairies ⓘ Western Canada ⓘ Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Winnipeg
|
| majorRiver | Red River of the North ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| regionRole | centre of Franco-Manitoban community ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage |
Roman Catholic
ⓘ
missionary centre for Western Canada ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | downtown Winnipeg by the Red River ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Francophone culture
ⓘ
historic architecture ⓘ riverfront views ⓘ |
| transportConnection | linked to downtown Winnipeg by Esplanade Riel pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| urbanCharacter | mixed residential and commercial ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.