Forteau
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 Forteau, in the background the Trans-Labrador Highway |
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| Location in Newfoundland and Labrador | |||
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| Province : | Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Region: | Census Division No. 10 | ||
| Coordinates : | 51 ° 29 ′ N , 56 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 10 m | ||
| Area : | 7.44 km² | ||
| Residents : | 409 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 55 inhabitants / km² | ||
Forteau is a municipality ( town ) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
location
Forteau is on the south coast of Labrador , 10 km east of the provincial border with Québec . The place is on Forteau Bay , a small bay that opens onto Belle Isle Road .
Forteau is on the Trans-Labrador Highway ( Route 510 ) between L'Anse-au-Clair and L'Anse au Loup . The settlement of L'Anse-Amour is 6.4 km east of Forteau .
population
In the 2016 census, the community had a population of 409. Five years earlier it was 429. Thus, the population has decreased slightly in recent years. About a third of the population consists of Métis .
Web links
Commons : Forteau - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Forteau at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Forteau, Census 2016 . Statistics Canada. Accessed December 1, 2018.