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. As of 2006, it had a population of 8. 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). L'Anse Amour is located on

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( Route 510).

Demographics

The figures below pertain to Division No. 10, Subd. A, which includes L'Anse Amour. * Population, 2021: 55 * Population, 2016: 61 * Population change, 2016-2021: -9.8 percent * Area (square kilometers): 3,755.19 No statistics for the town of L'Anse Amour itself are available, though
tourist Web site
lists the town's population at 8.

History

Human activity in the area dates back at least 8,300 years. The oldest evidence for this is a burial mound of a Maritime Archaic boy. His body was wrapped in a shroud of bark or hide and placed face down with his head pointed to the west. A sign at the site describes the significance of the burial mound and reproductions of artifacts found there are located at the Labrador Straits Museum in

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, Labrador. The burial mound site was designated a

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in 1978. File:LAnseAmourNHSC.jpg, The prehistoric burial mound at L'Anse Amour File:20050608-143617 Labrador-AnseAmour TombeauIndien.jpg, Burial mound plaque Icebergs and a narrow passage make the

a hazardous body of water. At L'Anse Amour, the Gulf of St. Lawrence flows into the

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through the

. The wreck of one of the ships to go aground in the passage, HMS ''Raleigh'', is located near Point Amour. A trail along the shore allows visitors to see the rusting remains of the ship, which went aground on August 8, 1922 and was demolished by explosives in 1926. File:L'Anse_Amour_960711_E_7194_4648.jpg, Remains of an

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in July File:Hms raleigh.jpg, Light cruiser HMS ''Raleigh'', lost on 8 August 1922 File:Point Amour Lighthouse.JPG, Point Amour Lighthouse, Forteau Bay

Attractions

L'Anse Amour was nominated in a 2007

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competition. The nomination cited the seven friendly population of the hamlet and attractions of the area. The tallest

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is located at nearby Point Amour. A Maritime Archaic mound burial dating to 7500 years ago, L' Anse Amour Burial National Historic Site, is also located nearby.

References

External links

Toponymic and Cartographic Research
- Conducted for the Labrador Métis Nation, September 2008
Carte de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador
Teacher resource book, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1984, P. 71
L'Anse Amour Burial National Historic Site
{{coord, 51, 28, 26.70, N, 56, 52, 12.11, W, region:CA-NL_type:city, display=title Populated coastal places in Canada Populated places in Labrador

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