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Country
  
Canada

Post office established
  
1893

Town
  
March 1, 1957

Population
  
780 (2011)

Province
  
Saskatchewan

Census division
  
1

Village
  
Apr 16, 1912

Area
  
3.09 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 5:21 AM

Area code
  
306

Bienfait

Region
  
South East, Saskatchewan

Weather
  
-14°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 88% Humidity

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Bienfait /ˈbnft/ is a town in Saskatchewan on Highway 18 located 14 km (9 miles) east of Estevan. It is located 30 km northwest of the town of North Portal, which is next to the Canada/US border.

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Map of Bienfait, SK, Canada

History

The town of Bienfait was incorporated as the Village of Bienfait on April 16, 1912 becoming a town on March 1, 1957. The town was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway after Antoine Charles Bienfait, a banker with Adolphe Boissevain & Company of Amsterdam, due to the firm's involvement in the sale of CP shares in Europe.

In 1931 striking coal miners marched from Bienfait to nearby Estevan, resulting in the Estevan Riot.

References

Bienfait Wikipedia