L'Anse-au-Clair, Newfoundland and Labrador

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L'Anse-au-Clair
Cove of Light
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled 1825
Population
 - Total 264
Time zone Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
 - Summer (DST) Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 709
Highways Route 510

L'Anse-au-Clair is a town in the Labrador portion of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town has a population of 264. It is located on Route 510, about 3 km from the Quebec-Labrador border. It was established by the French in the early 1700s. People began to settle in the L'Anse-au-Clair area after the Quebec-Labrador border dispute was settled in 1825.[1]

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