Manoir Le Boutillier is located in L’Anse-au-Griffin, near Forillon National Park and is just 30 minutes from downtown Gaspé. Manoir LeBoutillier has become an essential destination for anyone seeking to learn more about the culture and history of the Gaspé Peninsula.

Manoir Le Boutillier was built around 1850-1860. At the time Manoir Le Boutillier served many purposes. It served as; a fishing station, manager’s house, general store and lodging for hired employees. In 1975, it was designated as a national historic site of Canada for reasons of architecture. The manoir has also been designated as an historical monument by the government of Québec.

The Centre Sociocultural Le Boutillier Inc. is a non-profit organization in operation since 1978. Its principal goal is to manage and administer Manoir Le Boutillier for cultural and educational purposes. The organization has taken on the primary mission to safeguard, preserve and promote Manoir Le Boutillier by sharing its fascinating story.

The history of Manoir Le Boutillier is evidenced by its first owner, John Le Boutillier, who throughout his life pursued a dual career spanning much of the 19^th century, as both a politician who made a place for himself in the State apparatus while simultaneously overseeing the interest of his region and as a businessman whose operations were essentially founded on the processing and sale of a rather particular product, salt cured cod. As a politician, his career spanned nearly forty-years and took place at a time when Canada was being built and everything was being put in place in the Gaspé region. Something to which he devoted himself to. As for his career as a businessman, while his success places him among  the great industrialists of Canada and the economic context in which he worked is well known, the same cannot be said about the man himself, his endeavors or his motivations (Mario Mimeault “John Le Boutillier 1797-1872” La grand époque de la Gaspésie).

Every year, the interpretation activities organized at the Manoir attract many visitors seeking to learn more about the history of the Gaspé Peninsula. Guided tours, in small groups, are tailored to visitors’ interest, giving them the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the Gaspésie’s history through the life story of the great visionary, John Le Boutillier.

Manoir Le Boutillier
578, Boulevard Griffon, C.P. 37, L’Anse-au-Griffon
Gaspé