- Address
- Mouth of the Duparquet River on Lake Abitibi
- Type
- Aboriginal Ritual Site
- Designated
- 1997
Apitipik
Also known as Pointe Abitibi
Mouth of the Duparquet River on Lake Abitibi, Palmarolle
About Apitipik
Apitipik is Palmarolle’s only place with National Historic Site status. Apitipik went up in 1689.
Apitipik National Historic Site of Canada consists of an isolated 272-hectare archaeological site located in the municipality of Gallichan, Quebec. The site sits at the eastern end of Lake Abitibi, at the mouth of the Duparquet River, near the Ontario-Quebec border. Often referred to as “Pointe Abitibi,” the site is a traditional summering area and sacred place for the Algonquin peoples of the region. Apitipik includes nearly 30 archaeological sites recording 6000 years of human occupation. The site also includes the remains of numerous trading posts that operated from the 17th century onward. Official recognition refers to the 272-hectare parcel of land in the township of Roquemaure, which corresponds to the boundaries of Lot No.59, Range 6, including Ki8ack8e matcite8eia.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Apitipik National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
National Historic Sites are places the Minister of Environment designates, on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board, for their national significance.
Finding Apitipik
Palmarolle
It is a stop on its own: the next historic place is a longer trip.
Questions about Apitipik
What is Apitipik?
Apitipik has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 1997.
When was Apitipik built?
The record of Apitipik gives 1689.
Can you visit Apitipik?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
Is Apitipik protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).