- Type
- Vessel
- Designated
- 1995
Corossol
Also known as Wreck of the Corossol
About Corossol
Corossol is Sept-Îles’s only place with National Historic Site status. Construction of Corossol is recorded as 1693.
Corossol National Historic Site of Canada is an underwater site situated south of Île Manowin, near Corossol Island near the entrance of Baie des Sept Îles, Quebec. Its name refers to the ship belonging to the King of France, which sank in a storm in 1693 while en route to France. The site is comprised of a number of cannon, as well as several associated artifacts. The designated site encompasses a 200-metre radius around a point on the seabed.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Corossol 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 Corossol
Sept-Îles
Nothing else on the registers lies within an easy stroll of it.
Questions about Corossol
When was Corossol built?
The register dates the construction of Corossol to 1693.
Is Corossol protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
Can you visit Corossol?
Its exterior is visible from public ground; access inside is up to the owner.
What is Corossol?
Canada named Corossol a National Historic Site in 1995.
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).