St. Julien's, also known as Grandois and Grandois-St. Julien's, is a small fishing community on the eastern shores of the
Great Northern Peninsula
The Great Northern Peninsula ( Inuttitut: ''Ikkarumiklua'') is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km2. It is def ...
on the island of
Newfoundland in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. The community is accessible via an unpaved road,
Route 438, which branches off of
Route 432 near the community of
Main Brook
Main Brook is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 246 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Main Brook had a populatio ...
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Near the community is an abandoned copper mine which has been recently re-discovered with potential new mining quantities.
During King George's War, the village was attacked in the
Newfoundland Campaign (1744)
The Newfoundland Campaign was conducted by the British against the seven French ports and fishing fleet off northern Newfoundland at the opening of King George's War. The British were led by Captain Robert Young of and Captain John Rous
Jo ...
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St. Julien Island appears on the earliest maps of Newfoundland. The French fished in the area as early as the 1500s. Along with the nearby harbours of Grandois and St. Julien, this was a popular destination for French vessels because of its close proximity to the administrative headquarters at Croque. Grandois, pronounced GRAND-swah, comes from the French Les Grandes Oyes, meaning Great Geese. Bricks from French bread ovens, gravesites and engravings have been found throughout the area.
In 1822, the French hired George McGrath as the guardian of their fishing premises during the winter months. By 1857 other settlers had appeared, and after 1874, the French had moved most of their fishing operations farther north.
The permanent population of Grandois and St. Julien's never surpassed 135 people and by the 1980s the smaller harbours had been vacated, with some of the people moving to Grandois. The fish plant by the government wharf operated until 1992 when the provincial fishing moratorium ended the 400-year tradition of inshore fishing in the region. Today's community calls itself Grandois or St. Julien's interchangeably.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with . Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 ...
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Newfoundland and Labrador Route 432
Route 432, also known as Main Brook Highway, is a east-west highway on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the towns of Roddickton, Bide Arm, Main Brook, along with man ...
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Newfoundland and Labrador Route 438
Route 438, also known as Croque Road, is a east–west highway on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It connects the communities of Croque and St. Julien's (also known as Grando ...
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Populated coastal places in Canada
Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador