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| Place | Riel |
| Type | Urban Community |
| Province / Territory | Manitoba (MB) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.801667 |
| Longitude | -97.085556 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | GBIQX |
Riel is a urban community in Manitoba, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Riel is located at 49.8017°N, 97.0856°W.
Riel lies nestled in the wide embrace of the Red River Valley, a landscape of profound horizontal calm. It lies 10.2 km south-south-east of Winnipeg, MB (from Winnipeg, MB: bearing 155°T), and is situated 14.3 km north of St. Adolphe. Here, the sky feels like an immense, vaulted ceiling, often painted with the soft, bruised hues of an approaching storm or the crystalline clarity of a winter’s day. The land itself is a testament to the persistent, slow work of water, a fertile expanse of dark loam stretching out with an almost unbroken flatness, punctuated only by the occasional stand of aspen or poplar, their leaves a shimmering silver against the vastness. The air here carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet that seems to absorb sound, making the distant rumble of a combine or the cry of a hawk feel all the more distinct. The story of Riel is deeply entwined with the very soil that sustains it, a rich agricultural heritage built by generations of settlers drawn to the valley’s bounty. This is a place where the economy has long been tied to the rhythm of the seasons, to the planting and harvesting of grain that carpets the fields in waves of gold and green. It’s a heritage that echoes with the echoes of the Métis people, whose connection to this land predates the formal establishment of Riel, their resilience and spirit a quiet undercurrent in the region’s unfolding narrative. One might notice, particularly in the early morning light, the way the dew clings to the stubble of harvested fields, each droplet a tiny prism reflecting the immense prairie sky, a fleeting, beautiful detail in the enduring cycle of life in Riel.
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Location data for Riel is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |