Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon | |
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Unconstituted locality | |
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon | |
Coordinates: 51°24′41″N 57°12′11″W / 51.41139°N 57.20306°WCoordinates: 51°24′41″N 57°12′11″W / 51.41139°N 57.20306°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
Municipality | Blanc-Sablon |
Government | |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan |
• Prov. riding | Duplessis |
Area[2] | |
• Land | 9.63 km2 (3.72 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 828 |
• Density | 86.0/km2 (223/sq mi) |
• Change (2006–11) | 9.0% |
• Dwellings | 374 |
Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
Postal code(s) | G0G 1W0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon is an unconstituted locality (as defined by Statistics Canada in the Canada 2011 Census) within the municipality of Blanc-Sablon in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada.
Jacques Cartier landed at the place in 1534 and set up a cross near the current site of Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon. The name was known before the Jacques Cartier's explorations. In his accounts of the 1534 voyage, he cites three times Blanc-Sablon, without any explanation. Sablon is an old French term meaning Fine Sand.[1] In 1858, the Mission of Longue-Pointe-de-Blanc-Sablon was established and took the name Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon or Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes at the end of 19th century.
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon (51°24′41″N 57°12′11″W / 51.41139°N 57.20306°W) is the largest of three communities forming the municipality of Blanc-Sablon (Blanc-Sablon, Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, and Brador Bay), and is located on the headland that separates Brador Bay from Blanc-Sablon Bay. It was originally known as Longue-Pointe (Long Point) until the beginning of the 20th century. It has a small natural harbour, and long depended on the fishing business.[3]
Its population in the 2011 census was 828.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blanc-Sablon (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "(Code 240224) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ "Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon (village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-09-30.