St. François de Sales Cemetery

The St. François-de-Sales Cemetery is located on St-Louis Street (Gatineau Sector). Established in 1840, the cemetery is one of the oldest in Western Quebec. It is located behind the church of the same name in Pointe-Gatineau. In 1872, it became necessary to enlarge it and, in July of the same year, a lot located on St-Louis Street was purchased. Twelve years later, in 1884, authorities exhumed the bones from the old cemetery to bury them in the new cemetery.

 

In 1913, an additional 5.25 hectares were added to the cemetery and a mass burial was erected. In September 1927, a massive sculpture was erected.