Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a town in
La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
La Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel.
Subdivisions
There are 11 subdivisions withi ...
,
Quebec, Canada, along the
Saint Lawrence River, north-east of
Quebec City. The population was 2,803 according to the
Canada 2006 Census. Major religious landmarks, the
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and the
Convent of the Redemptoristines
The Convent of the Redemptoristines (French: ''Couvent des Rédemptoristines'') is a convent in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada that once was home to nuns of the Redemptoristines order. Owing to its Gothic Revival architecture and impor ...
, are located in the town. The basilica continues to attract pilgrims.
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré stands in a rolling agricultural country, with the foothills of the
Laurentian Mountains in the background. The first church was built by sailors, seeking protection against shipwrecks off
Ile-Oeuf on their way upriver to Quebec City. Saint Anne is the patron saint of sailors.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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, 2001
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, 2006
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census
* Population in 2011: 2854 (2006 to 2011 population change: +1.8%)
* Population in 2006: 2803
* Population in 2001: 2752
* Population in 1996: 3023
* Population in 1991: 3146
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 0%
* French as first language: 98.2%
* English and French as first language: 0%
* Other as first language: 1.8%
Attractions
The
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a major
Roman Catholic place of
pilgrimage. It has a copy of
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...
's statue, the ''
Pietà'' (the original is in the
St. Peter's Basilica in
Rome). The basilica is known as a place of miracles. One of the builders of the original church, Louis Guimont, helped build the church despite having severe scoliosis and needing the aid of a crutch. When the church was complete, he was able to walk independently.
Many subsequent visitors who have prayed at the church have left their canes, crutches and walking aids behind as testament to their healing. The main wall at the entry into the basilica is completely covered with crutches.
In addition to the basilica, the town contains numerous religious edifices, the chief being the ''Scala Santa'', built in imitation of the
Holy Stairs in
Rome.
The town is home of the
Cyclorama of Jerusalem, a circular painting depicting the city of Jerusalem at the time of the death of Jesus.
Canyon Sainte-Anne
Open from May to October, Canyon Sainte-Anne is a spectacular, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River, 6 km east of Beaupré, Quebec, Canada. The river drops over a waterfall within the canyon.
Site and Visitors
...
, lying 6 km east of the town, is a steep walled gorge. A waterfall lies within the canyon. The canyon is accessible to visitors via footpaths and foot bridges.
File:Ste Anne de Beaupré, Québec.jpg, Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
File:Scala Santa, Sainte-Anne, Québec.jpg, Scala Santa
File:Canyon Sainte-Anne, la chute.jpeg, Sainte-Anne Falls in Canyon Sainte-Anne
File:Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré - QC - Cyclorama de Jerusalem.jpg, Cyclorama of Jerusalem
See also
*
Charlevoix tourist train
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List of cities in Quebec
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References
External links
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Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on MSN Groups— group of discussion open to general public, featuring historic and contemporary photography.
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Cities and towns in Quebec
Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale