title: Forteau
text: # Forteau
  
  Forteau is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 377 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
  
  The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between L'Anse-au-Clair and L'Anse-au-Loup.
  
  There is a health centre, a post office and a variety of shops. Internet access is available but some areas do not have consistent cell phone service.
  
  ## History
  
  The end of war with France and America saw the growth of trade between Jersey and the New World, especially Canada. By 1763, around a third of the fish being exported from Conception Bay was carried by Jersey vessels. In the 1780s, a number of Jersey families settled permanently, such as the de Quettevilles in $Forteau.^{:215–6}$
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Forteau had a population of 377 residing in 161 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of -7.8% from its 2016 population of 409. With a land area of 7.5 $km^2$ (2.9 sq mi), it had a population density of $50.3/km^2$ (130.2/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  