Oyen

Oyen is a town in Southern Alberta, Canada near the Saskatchewan boundary and north of Medicine Hat. It is on Highway 41, south of its junction with Highway 9.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Oyen
Settlement.official_name: Town of Oyen
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_map: 0241 Town Oyen, Alberta Locator.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Special Area No. 3
Settlement.pushpin_map: Alberta
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Oyen in Alberta
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Alberta
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Southern Alberta
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Census division
Settlement.subdivision_name3: 4
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Special Area
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Special Area No. 3
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population: 917
Area: 5.28
Elevation: 770
Official website: www.townofoyen.com
Image: Oyen, Alberta, Canada (21601247210).jpg

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Commons category: Oyen, Alberta

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Oyen is a town in Southern Alberta, Canada near the Saskatchewan boundary and north of Medicine Hat. It is on Highway 41, south of its junction with Highway 9.

Early name, Bishopburg, was changed in 1912 to honour Andrew Oyen, an early settler who sold his homestead for the townsite.