Archives
Archives centres are open by appointment
BAnQ’s archives centres are open to users, but only by appointment.
Staff will continue to process requests by email, phone and by online appointment.
For more information, go to our FAQ page.
BAnQ's archives facilities
The Archives Branch of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) is present throughout Québec with a network of ten regional facilities where it keeps the public and private archives it acquires.
BAnQ Vieux-Montréal
535, avenue Viger Est
Montréal (Québec) H2L 2P3
Berri-UQAM or Champ-de-Mars metro
Opening hours
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm
Wednesday and Thursday from 9 am to 9 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Photographic, cartographic,
architectural and audiovisual archives
by appointment, Tuesday through Friday
from 10 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 5 pm
(icono.cam@banq.qc.ca or 514 873-1101, poste 6351)
Phone: 514 873-1100 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 1
Fax: 514 873-2980
Email: archives.montreal@banq.qc.ca
Workshop or tour information:
animation.archives@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Québec
Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault
Campus de l'Université Laval
1055, avenue du Séminaire
Québec City (Québec) G1V 5C8
Opening hours
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
from 9 am to 5 pm
Wednesday and Thursday
from 9 am to 9 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Phone: 418 643-8904 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 2
Fax: 418 646-4254
Email:
Textual archives: archives.quebec@banq.qc.ca
Iconographic, audiovisual,
cartographic and architectural archives: icono.caq@banq.qc.ca
Information for school group tours:
icono.caq@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Gaspé
80, boulevard de Gaspé
Gaspé (Québec) G4X 1A9
Email: archives.gaspe@banq.qc.ca
Opening hours (Appointments are recommended)
Monday through Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon
and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Phone: 418 727-3500 ext. 6573 or 1 800 363-9028, ext. 6573
BAnQ Gatineau
855, boulevard de la Gappe
Gatineau (Québec) J8T 8H9
Opening hours
Monday through Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Tuesday and Wednesday
from 7 pm to 10 pm (on-site reference use of archival materials by appointment only)
Phone: 819 568-8798 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 7
Fax: 819 568-5933
Email: archives.gatineau@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Rimouski
337, rue Moreault
Rimouski (Québec) G5L 1P4
Opening hours
Monday though Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon
and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Phone: 418 727-3500 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 3
Fax: 418 727-3739
Email: archives.rimouski@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Rouyn-Noranda
27, rue du Terminus Ouest
Rouyn-Noranda (Québec) J9X 2P3
Opening hours
Monday though Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Phone: 819 763-3484 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 8
Fax: 819 763-3480
Email: archives.rouyn@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Saguenay
930, rue Jacques-Cartier Est, bureau C-103
Saguenay (Québec) G7H 7K9
Opening hours
Monday though Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Phone: 418 698-3516 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 4
Fax: 418 698-3758
Email: archives.saguenay@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Sept-Îles
700, boulevard Laure, bureau 190
Sept-Îles (Québec) G4R 1Y1
Opening hours
Monday through Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Wednesday
from 7 pm to 9 pm (from September through June)
Phone: 418 964-8434 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 9
Fax: 418 964-8500
Email: archives.sept-iles@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Sherbrooke
225, rue Frontenac, bureau 401
Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 1K1
Opening hours
Monday though Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Phone: 819 820-3010 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 6
Fax: 819 820-3146
Email: archives.sherbrooke@banq.qc.ca
BAnQ Trois-Rivières
225, rue des Forges, bureau 208
Trois-Rivières (Québec) G9A 2G7
Opening hours
Monday though Friday
from 8:30 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Phone: 819 371-6015 or 1 800 363-9028, option 4 then option 5
Fax: 819 371-6158
Email: archives.trois-rivieres@banq.qc.ca