French River, Ontario
French River, also known as Rivière-des-Français, is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the Sudbury District. The municipality had a population of 2,662 in the Canada 2016 Census. It was formed in 1999 through the merger of the Township of Cosby, Mason and Martland and surrounding unincorporated portions of the Unorganized North Sudbury District. It was named after the French River, which flows through the municipality.
French River
Rivière-des-Français | |
|---|---|
Municipality (single-tier) | |
| Municipality of French River Municipalité de Rivière-des-Français | |
The French River at the French River Post | |
French River | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 80°30′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Incorporated | 1900 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Gisèle Pageau |
| • Governing Body | French River Municipal Council |
| • MP | Marc Serré (Liberal) |
| • MPP | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 735.48 km2 (283.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,662 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | www |
The borders of the municipality are composed of Highway 69 to the west (the French River Trading Post and French River Inn properties are also included within the municipal boundary), West Arm to the north on Highway 535 (just east of Shaw Rd.), the end of Wolseley Bay Rd to the east (Highway 528) and the community of Monetville to the northeast.
Along with the municipalities of St. Charles, Killarney, and Markstay-Warren, it is part of the region known as Sudbury East. These communities partner together on several ventures, including the Sudbury East Planning Board, Sudbury East Municipal Association, Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board (MSDSB) and Sudbury East Board of Trade.