Map of L'Anse village

L’Anse (/lɑːns/ LAHNSS) is a village and the county seat of Baraga County, Michigan. The population was 1,874 at the 2020 census. The village is located within L’Anse Township in the Upper Peninsula, and partially inside the L’Anse Indian Reservation.

L’Anse village overview:
Name:	L’Anse village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Baraga County
Elevation:	620 ft (189 m)
Total Area:	2.55 sq mi (6.60 km²)
Land Area:	2.55 sq mi (6.59 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,874
Population Density:	736.06/sq mi (284.16/km²)
ZIP code:	49946
Area code:	906
FIPS code:	2645540
GNISfeature ID:	629897
Website:	villageoflanse.org

Online Interactive Map

L’Anse online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

L’Anse location map. Where is L’Anse village?

L'Anse location on the U.S. Map. Where is L'Anse village. — L’Anse location on the U.S. Map.

L'Anse location on the Michigan map. Where is L'Anse village. — Location of L’Anse in Michigan.

History

This area was long occupied by people of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwa (Chippewa), who called it “Gichi-wiikwedong”. Much later, French colonists had established a fur trading post here as a part of New France and a Jesuit mission, naming it L’Anse. In French, L’Anse translates as “the cove” or “the bay”, a reference to its location in on the southern portion of L’Anse Bay, a portion of the larger Keweenaw Bay, at the base of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The modern-day village grew around this French trading post.

Following treaties with the United States in the 19th century, the Ojibwa/Chippewa ceded extensive amounts of land in Michigan. The L’Anse Indian Reservation was established by the U.S. here as the largest and the oldest in Michigan.

In 1896, the village was completely burned to the ground by a deadly fire which left many homeless.

L’Anse Road Map

L’Anse city Satellite Map

Satellite map of L'Anse — Satellite map of L’Anse

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.53 square miles (6.55 km), all of it land.

Attractions

The L’Anse Waterfront Park on Baraga Avenue within the downtown area is a nice and scenic location to rest.
The Falls River Falls in downtown L’Anse is a very long series of cascading falls that spans the entire width of the Falls River.

Map of L’Anse village