St. François Xavier is a rural municipality lying west-northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region and had a 2001 census population of 1,024.

St. François Xavier became a municipality in 1880. It has a rich native history both in fact and in legend. The common name often used for the area, White Horse Plain arises from the most famous of the legends. Also, the Grey Nuns are woven into the fabric of the areas history. They had an educational and religious presence there for 118 years, ending their involvement in 1968.

References

• R.M. of St. Francois Xavier Community Profile

• Community Profile: St. François Xavier Rural Municipality, Manitoba; Statistics Canada

See also

• St. François Xavier Airport