La Rochelle, Manitoba

La Rochelle is a locality within the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry in south-eastern Manitoba, Canada.

It is located approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Winnipeg.

[1] Established by Métis families in 1859, La Rochelle is the oldest community of the Rural Municipality of De Salaberry.

[2] La Rochelle was the site of a small prisoner-of-war camp that held German soldiers captured during World War II.

The camp was located just north of the intersection of Highway 59 and 23.