La Ronge, Saskatchewan
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La Ronge is a town in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, 250 km north of Prince Albert. The town lies on the western shore of Lac La Ronge and is adjacent to Lac La Ronge Provincial Park. The town derives its name from the French indicative "la" and the surname of Johannes Ronge (born Johannes von Rönge) a Catholic priest and the co-founder of German Catholicism. He was suspended because of his attacks against the papacy and against worshipping the Holy Shroud in Trier. In 1844 he was excommunicated, and lived in England from 1849 to 1861 as a political refugee. The rest of his family and close followers scattered to Canada, the USA and Southern Africa as Protestant Missionaries.
Another theory (the origin of which is unclear), suggests the name is derived from the French word "ronger" meaning "to gnaw", perhaps a reference to the an early explorer's observation of a jagged shoreline, or trees that had been chewed by beavers.
Notable people from La Ronge
- Breach of Trust- hard rock bandΩ
Town statistics
According to the Canada 2001 Census:| Population: | 2,727 (-8.0% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 11.78 km² |
| Population density: | 231.5 people/km² |
| Median age: | 26.6 (males: 26.8, females: 26.5) |
| Total private dwellings: | 1,069 |
| Mean household income: | $44,672 |
| North: Missinipe | ||
| West: Beauval | La Ronge | East: Flin Flon |
| South: Prince Albert National Park |
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