L'Anse Amour () is a small village on the

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, a part of the

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. As of 2006, it had a population of 8 (1996), down from a total of 14 returned five years earlier. The settlement has not been returned separately since, though the 'between communities' population of Subdivision 10A has grown in the intervening years to a total of 20 by 2016 (up from 10 in 2011), of which L'Anse Amour may reasonably be assumed to contain much of it. L'Anse Amour is located along Route 510 (

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Demographics

The figures below pertain to Division No. 10, Subd. A, which includes L'Anse Amour. * Population, 2001: 64 * Population, 1996: 83 * Population change, 1996-2001: -22.9 percent * Area (square kilometers): 3,755.19 * Number of families: 25 No statistics for the town of L'Anse Amour itself are available, though
tourist Web site
lists the town's population at 8.

History

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as "The Love Cove," L'Anse Amour is a corruption of an earlier name, L'Anse aux Morts, which means "The Cove of the Dead." Human settlement in the area dates back at least 7,500 years as evidenced by the burial mound of a Maritime Archaic boy here. 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.

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s and a narrow passage make the

a hazardous body of water. However, the route provided a shortcut between the

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and larger ports such as

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, Quebec. 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.

Attractions

L'Anse Amour was nominated in a 2007 CBC Seven Wonders of Canada competition. The nomination cited the very small friendly population of the community and many 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

A description of L'Anse AmourL'Anse Amour Burial National Historic Site
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