DougThe picturesque town of 1,208 inhabitants, which dates back to 1838, sits on a quiet bay on the shores of the Fjord-du-Saguenay. Bucolic L’Anse-Saint-Jean contains all of the elements of a landscape painting: rock cliffs bordering the Saguenay fjord (one of the longest fjords in the world); a tiny island afloat in silver-blue waters; contented cows grazing in rolling pastures along the shore; white-painted century-homes spread along rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste that bisects the village; family-run boulangeries with views of the water; turn-of-the-century farmhouses hugging Saint-Jean River; and verdant Mont Eduoard (the fifth tallest mountain in Quebec) in the distance. And, of course, there’s the most Instagrammed image of l’Anse-Saint-Jean: Le Pont du Faubourg, the covered wooden bridge, which, in the 1950s, graced the back of Canada’s $1,000 bill. Locals nicknamed it The Bridge of a Thousand Bucks.
The beauty of l’Anse-Saint-Jean extends beyond the aesthetics of the village. Spending time in a Quebecois town like l’Anse-Saint-jean places visitors right in the heart of le vrai Quebec, what people lovingly refer to as, “Quebec Authentique.”
Here are five ways to appreciate the beauty of l’Anse Saint-Jean:
Pamela • Editor
