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56:list of francophone communities in Ontario
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1510:Fauquier-Strickland
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1069:Municipality
1023:North Dundas
901:Municipality
855:Manitouwadge
691:Municipality
687:Huron Shores
628:Municipality
588:Municipality
584:French River
483:Municipality
315:Municipality
252:Municipality
104:Municipality
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1549:Chamberlain
1520:(63%), and
1365:Thunder Bay
1357:Terrace Bay
1344:Timiskaming
1252:St. Charles
884:Thunder Bay
863:Thunder Bay
779:Timiskaming
750:Kapuskasing
632:Thunder Bay
550:Timiskaming
521:Elliot Lake
479:East Ferris
256:Parry Sound
206:Blind River
151:Timiskaming
1732:Categories
1701:References
1633:Matachewan
1629:Matachewan
1597:Hornepayne
1378:The Nation
1115:Manitoulin
645:Hawkesbury
624:Greenstone
458:Deep River
319:Manitoulin
54:This is a
1637:Mattagami
1625:Latchford
1577:Evanturel
1518:Opasatika
1491:Nipissing
1138:1,017,449
1010:Nipissing
1002:North Bay
989:Nipissing
981:Nipissing
926:Nipissing
792:Lakeshore
542:Englehart
487:Nipissing
403:Nipissing
332:Champlain
290:Casselman
248:Callander
235:Nipissing
143:Armstrong
1679:See also
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1653:Temagami
1641:Mattawan
1601:Hilliard
1581:Gauthier
1537:Brethour
1533:Billings
1424:Township
1407:Cochrane
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1319:Township
1298:Township
1281:Cochrane
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1214:Township
1189:Petawawa
1147:Pembroke
1090:Township
1048:Township
1027:Township
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960:Moonbeam
876:Marathon
859:Township
838:Township
758:Cochrane
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674:Cochrane
563:Espanola
504:Township
437:Cornwall
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374:Chapleau
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231:Township
227:Bonfield
193:Cochrane
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168:Township
164:Beckwith
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126:Township
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1665:Spanish
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1645:McGarry
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1613:Jocelyn
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1529:Baldwin
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1470:Niagara
1462:Welland
1399:Timmins
1260:Sudbury
1239:Sudbury
1210:Russell
1197:Renfrew
1155:Renfrew
943:Village
918:Mattawa
905:Sudbury
842:Renfrew
821:Renfrew
615:166,004
592:Sudbury
571:Sudbury
466:Renfrew
382:Sudbury
294:Village
79:eastern
68:Ontario
33:updated
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1605:Hudson
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1589:Harris
1585:Harley
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1573:Dorion
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1541:Calvin
1495:14,583
1474:55,750
1449:Algoma
1432:12,966
1428:Simcoe
1411:41,145
1390:13,350
1327:13,570
1306:13,330
1222:19,598
1201:18,160
1180:10,077
1176:Simcoe
1159:14,364
1128:Ottawa
1077:17,964
1056:10,144
1035:11,304
1014:52,662
804:40,410
716:Kenora
708:Ignace
695:Algoma
666:Hearst
657:10,194
533:11,372
529:Algoma
449:47,845
365:26,505
281:12,517
277:Lanark
214:Algoma
172:Lanark
60:French
1617:Kerns
1609:James
1569:Dokis
1545:Casey
1453:2,705
1369:1,528
1348:9,634
1285:1,200
1264:1,357
1243:3,237
1119:2,641
1098:7,400
993:1,640
972:1,157
951:3,135
930:1,881
909:2,708
888:3,138
867:1,974
846:9,450
825:2,885
800:Essex
783:7,750
762:8,057
741:4,418
720:1,206
699:1,860
678:4,794
636:4,309
596:2,828
575:5,185
554:1,442
512:3,418
491:4,946
470:4,175
428:5,390
407:1,312
386:1,942
344:8,665
323:2,235
302:3,960
260:3,964
239:2,146
218:3,422
197:2,572
176:9,021
155:1,199
134:9,949
1498:56%
1466:City
1456:17%
1441:Wawa
1420:Tiny
1414:33%
1403:City
1393:63%
1351:28%
1340:City
1330:14%
1309:25%
1288:58%
1277:Town
1267:41%
1225:38%
1204:10%
1193:Town
1172:Town
1151:City
1141:13%
1132:City
1111:Town
1101:26%
1059:35%
1017:11%
1006:City
996:14%
975:71%
933:25%
922:Town
912:30%
880:Town
870:12%
817:Town
796:Town
786:12%
775:Town
765:63%
754:Town
744:33%
733:Town
681:84%
670:Town
660:72%
649:Town
639:21%
618:23%
609:City
599:39%
578:12%
567:Town
546:Town
536:12%
525:City
515:58%
494:19%
462:Town
452:19%
441:City
431:33%
420:Town
410:10%
389:33%
368:57%
357:City
347:59%
305:71%
273:Town
242:20%
221:14%
210:Town
200:23%
158:52%
137:71%
107:Type
81:and
1477:7%
1435:7%
1372:4%
1246:9%
1183:8%
1162:6%
1122:5%
1080:6%
1038:8%
954:6%
891:9%
849:5%
828:6%
807:5%
723:7%
702:5%
557:7%
473:5%
326:4%
284:5%
263:9%
179:5%
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