Rayside-Balfour, Ontario
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Rayside-Balfour was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.
It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. The town took its name from the geographic townships of Rayside and Balfour, which fell within the boundaries of the new town.
Although the Regional Municipality of Sudbury was a very important centre of franco-ontarian population and culture, Rayside-Balfour was the only town in the regional municipality which had a majority francophone population.
On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolved and amalgamated into the city of Greater Sudbury.