Land for sale in the Channel-Port aux Basques–St. Alban's area, Newfoundland and Labrador
5 land and acreage listings in the Channel-Port aux Basques–St. Alban's area. Median asking price $33,000. 1 has ocean, lake or river frontage.
This region is a Statistics Canada census division that runs from Channel-Port aux Basques to St. Alban's. Each listing names its own town.
All listings in the Channel-Port aux Basques–St. Alban's area
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 acres St. Alban's |
$95,000 | 2.5 | $38,462/ac | near market | |
| 0.37-acre lot St. Alban's |
$33,000 | 0.37 | $89,842/ac | below market | |
| Land Channel-Port aux Basques |
$16,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land near St. Alban's |
$15,500 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land on the ocean Port Aux Basques |
$82,500 | Not stated | – | Oceanfront |
About the Channel-Port aux Basques–St. Alban's area
The area
Our Channel-Port aux Basques area is Statistics Canada's Division No. 3 of Newfoundland: the island's south coast from its southwest tip east to Fortune Bay. It covers about 19,300 km² and had about 13,900 people in 2021, down from 15,600 in 2016. Channel-Port aux Basques (about 3,500) is the largest town, followed by Harbour Breton (about 1,500), St. Alban's and Burgeo (about 1,200 each). Samiajij Miawpukek, the reserve at Conne River, had about 950. Thirteen smaller towns line the coast. Nine unincorporated census subdivisions hold about 1,200 people but about 98% of the land.
History
Basque sailors used the harbour at Port aux Basques seasonally in the 1500s. The railway reached it in 1898, sited there partly because the harbour usually stays ice-free; the last train left in 1988. The Miawpukek First Nation, a Mi'kmaq band at the mouth of the Conne River, became a federal reserve in 1987. NL Hydro's Bay d'Espoir plant, running since 1967, is the island's largest hydroelectric station.
Services and access
Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre in Channel-Port aux Basques has 24-hour emergency care and dialysis. Health centres in Burgeo (Calder) and Harbour Breton (Connaigre Peninsula) also offer emergency care; Harbour Breton's has at times run virtually, so check NL Health Services. Marine Atlantic sails year-round to North Sydney, Nova Scotia, about seven hours. The Trans-Canada Highway starts in the town. Route 480 reaches Burgeo, about two hours from the Trans-Canada; Route 360 runs from Bishop's Falls to Bay d'Espoir and Harbour Breton, with no fuel for about 130 km. Provincial ferries serve Ramea, Gaultois and Rencontre East. Burgeo names Deer Lake Regional Airport as the nearest major airport. Marine Atlantic is the main employer in Channel-Port aux Basques.
Land and climate
Channel-Port aux Basques' plan cites provincial projections of 80-90 cm of sea level rise over the next century on this coast. Endangered piping plovers nest at Grand Bay West beach, a wetland the town stewards under a provincial agreement.
Before you buy
Towns issue development permits under their own municipal plans, listed in the province's land use planning registry; Channel-Port aux Basques' plan limits building on wetlands, beaches and flood-prone land. Routes 1, 360, 365 and 480 are protected roads; building within their control lines, on private or Crown land, needs a permit from a Government Service Centre. Crown land applications go through the province's Crown Lands portal.
A January 2000 storm surge damaged Mouse Island and Channel. Post-tropical storm Fiona flooded seven southwest coast communities on September 24, 2022; Channel-Port aux Basques lost more than 100 homes and set a high-impact zone where rebuilding is not allowed. A federal-provincial flood mapping study covers Channel-Port aux Basques, Burgeo and nearby towns, and the province has a coastal flood simulation tool.
Sources
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0007)
- Town of Channel-Port aux Basques, Municipal Plan 2019-2029
- Government of NL, land use planning registry: Channel-Port aux Basques
- Government of NL, Miawpukek First Nation
- Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, generation assets
- NL Health Services, Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Centre
- NL Health Services, Calder Health Centre and Connaigre Peninsula Health Centre
- Marine Atlantic, sailing routes
- Government of NL, ferry routes; Town of Burgeo, getting here; Coast of Bays road trip
- Government of NL, protected road zoning list and protected road permits; Crown Lands
- Government of NL, coastal flooding; NRCan, flood mapping projects; IRPP, Channel-Port aux Basques after Fiona
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 2, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.