| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 47.0167°N -126°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | January 27, 1973 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jean-Luc Fortin? (maybe) |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Charlevoix– Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 68.10 |
| Area Land Km2: | 62.64 |
| Population Total: | 2854 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 45.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2006-2011 |
| Population Blank1: | 1.8% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1350 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | G0A |
| Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a town in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River, 35km (22miles) north-east of Quebec City. The population was 2,803 according to the Canada 2006 Census. Major religious landmarks, the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and the Convent of the Redemptoristines, are located in the town. The basilica continues to attract pilgrims.
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré stands in a rolling agricultural country, with the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains in the background. The first church was built by sailors, seeking protection against shipwrecks off Ile-Oeuf on their way upriver to Quebec City. Saint Anne is the patron saint of sailors.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 62.38km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
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The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a major Roman Catholic place of pilgrimage. It has a copy of Michelangelo's statue, the Pietà (the original is in the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome). The basilica is known as a place of miracles. One of the builders of the original church, Louis Guimont, helped build the church despite having severe scoliosis and needing the aid of a crutch. When the church was complete, he was able to walk independently.
Many subsequent visitors who have prayed at the church have left their canes, crutches and walking aids behind as testament to their healing. The main wall at the entry into the basilica is completely covered with crutches.
In addition to the basilica, the town contains numerous religious edifices, the chief being the Scala Santa, built in imitation of the Holy Stairs in Rome.
The town is home of the Cyclorama of Jerusalem, a circular painting depicting the city of Jerusalem at the time of the death of Jesus.
Canyon Sainte-Anne, lying 6 km east of the town, is a steep walled gorge. A 74m (243feet) waterfall lies within the canyon. The canyon is accessible to visitors via footpaths and foot bridges.
Researchers have studied the intertidal marshes of the St. Lawrence estuary at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.[4]