L'Anse-au-Clair

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L'Anse-au-Clair
Town
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L'Anse-au-Clair
Coordinates: 51°26′00″N57°04′02″W / 51.43333°N 57.06722°W / 51.43333; -57.06722
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled1825
Area
[1]
 • Land61.92 km2 (23.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Total
219
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4:00 (Atlantic Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3:00 (Atlantic Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 510.svg Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)
Qc138.svg R-138

L'Anse-au-Clair is a town in the Labrador portion of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town has a population of 219 in the 2021 census, up from 192 in 2011. [2] [1]

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It is located on Route 510, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the Quebec–Labrador border. It was established by the French in the early 18th century. People began to settle in the L'Anse-au-Clair area after the Quebec–Labrador border dispute was settled in 1825. [3]

The settlement of L'Anse au Cotard, an area near the town, is attributed to Jersey fishermen and merchants coming to the region, with the earliest known permanent resident being James Dumaresq from the Dumaresq family who decided to build a home in the region around 1810. Descendants of Dumaresq and other Jersey families still inhabit the region and Canada as a whole. [4] [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, L'Anse-au-Clair had a population of 219 living in 98 of its 111 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 "L'Anse-au-Clair, T [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada [Country] (table) Census Profile". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ↑ "L'Anse au Clair". Labrador Coastal Drive.
  4. ↑ "The Jersey Trail - Town of L'Anse au Clair". www.lanseauclair.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ↑ "Jersey Trail - L'Anse-au-Clair". Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada – Official Tourism Website. Retrieved 2021-10-19.


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