Blanc-Sablon | |
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 Location within Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
  Blanc-Sablon Location in Côte-Nord Region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′03″N 57°11′08″W / 51.41750°N 57.18556°W[2][3] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Settled | 19th century |
| Constituted | January 1, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Colin Shattler |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Provincial riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 381.85 km2 (147.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.98 km2 (90.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
| • Total | 1,122 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  0.9% |
| • Dwellings | 503 |
| Time zone | UTC-04:00 (AST) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway) |
| GNBC Code | EOACK |
| NTS Map | 012P06 |
Blanc-Sablon is a municipality located on the shore of Blanc-Sablon Bay, in the Strait of Belle-Isle, Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM, Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada.
The municipality is made up of the merger of the villages Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon,[6] Blanc-Sablon and Brador. With a population of 1,122 inhabitants in 2021, it is the most populous of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM.[3][5]
- ^ "Quebec Labrador Peninsula". Gouvernement of Quebec. Commission de Toponymy Quebec. June 18, 1993. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
Over the years, many variations of the name have been used: Terraagricule (1558); Land of Labor (1575); Estotilandt (1597) or Estotilande (1656); Terra Cortereale (1597); New Britain (1656).
- ^ "Blanc-Sablon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 98005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Blanc-Sablon, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. December 5, 1968. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
Vikings, Aboriginals, Basques, Bretons, English and Acadians frequented, at different times, the waters of the territory of this important village on the Lower North Shore,