L'Anse Amour
Anse aux Morts (Cove of the Dead) | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
 Rocks, iceberg, Strait of Belle Isle | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway) |
L'Anse Amour (/ˈlænsəmɔːr/) (Cove of Love), romanticized version of Anse aux Morts (Cove of the Dead), is a hamlet located on the north shore of the Strait of Belle Isle,[1] Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[2]
As of 2006, it had a population of 8.[2] The population of the village has not been officially counted since, though the total population of Subdivision 10A, which includes L'Anse Amour was 55 in 2021 (down from 61 in 2016).[3] L'Anse Amour is located on Trans-Labrador Highway (Route 510).
- ^ "Strait of Belle Isle". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 13 December 1988. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
In addition to Grande Bay, this arm of the sea had notably borne the names of Friar Lewis, on maps from 1505, then Gulf of Chasteaulx, Charles Streights and Passage du Nord which a cartographer describes as "subject to Glaces" later in the 16th and during the 17th century.
- ^ a b "L'Anse Amour, Community Profile". Labrador Coastal Drive. 2005. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
Come here to discover a pure land on the edge of the North Atlantic Ocean.
- ^ "Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population". Newfoundland and Labrador [Census subdivision]. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001.