Francis No. 127 is a rural municipality

Rural municipality

A rural municipality, often abbreviated RM, is a form of municipality in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, perhaps best comparable to counties or townships in the western United States...

 in south-east Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 encompassing 1,106.80 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality has within its boundaries the villages of Odessa

Odessa, Saskatchewan

- Sports :GeneralLike all small communities in Saskatchewan, Odessa thrives on sports. Odessa itself consists of one ice hockey arena, two grass ball diamonds and three dirt ball diamonds, as well as an indoor gymnasium at the community center...

, Sedley

Sedley, Saskatchewan

-Area statistics:*Lat 50° 10' 00" N*Long 104° 00' 00" W*Dominion Land Survey Sec.17, Twp.14, R.15, W2*Time zone UTC-6-External links:* *-See also:*List of communities in Saskatchewan...

, and Vibank

Vibank, Saskatchewan

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. The rural municipality maintains its office in Francis, Saskatchewan

Francis, Saskatchewan

- See also :* Francis * List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:...

. The rural municipality in conjunction with the provincial government is in charge of maintenance of highways in its area. As well, the municipality provides policing, fire protection and municipal governance for the rural district, with a reeve as its administrator.

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