Back Rivière des Français ATJ French River (lungsod) CEB French River (Ontario) German فرنچ ریور، انتاریو Persian Rivière des Français (municipalité) French French River, Ontario IO Rivière des Français Polish French River (Ontario) Serbo-Croatian Френч Ривер (Онтарио) Serbian French River, Ontario Swedish
French River | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 46.167°N 80.500°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Gisèle Pageau |
| • Governing Body | French River Municipal Council |
| • MP | Marc Serré (Liberal) |
| • MPP | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 717.91 km2 (277.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,828 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | www |
French River, also known by the French equivalent Rivière des Français, is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the Sudbury District. The municipality had a population of 2,828 in the 2021 Canadian census.[1] It was formed on January 1, 1999, through the merger of the Township of Cosby, Mason and Martland and surrounding unincorporated portions of the Unorganized South Sudbury District.[2] It was named after the French River, which flows through the municipality.
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.[3] 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.
- ^ a b c "French River, Ontario (Code 3552001) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Sudbury East Planning Board".