Where was The X-Files (1993–2018) filmed?
1993–2002 American science fiction-drama television series
The X-Files (1993–2018) was filmed in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Gastown and Lynn Valley: 5 recorded filming locations in the United States, Canada. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the X-Files franchise
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“During the early stages of production, Carter founded Ten Thirteen Productions and began to plan for filming the pilot in Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Vancouver
Canada
largest city in the province of British Columbia, Canada
“However, unable to find suitable locations for many scenes, he decided to "go where the good forests are" and moved production to Vancouver.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Gastown
Canada
neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Towns & cities
Port Coquitlam
Canada
city in British Columbia, Canada
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Towns & cities
Lynn Valley
Canada
neighbourhood in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 1 more place. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Lancaster
United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The episode was largely filmed at "Club Ed", a movie ranch located on the outskirts of Lancaster, California.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
4 places whose own Wikipedia article names this series as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this series’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Britannia Beach Canada
“The 1995 Season 3 Episode 2 Paper Clip of the US TV show The X-Files was filmed specifically around the Britannia Mine Museum.” Wikipedia
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Fort Langley Canada
“An episode of the TV series The X-Files entitled "Home", set in the village of Home, Pennsylvania, was actually filmed near Fort Langley and Surrey, with the Fort Langley Community Hall doubling as a sheriff's station.” Wikipedia
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White Rock Canada
“Scenes from The X-Files were also filmed here, as were scenes from the Steven Seagal movie Driven to Kill.” Wikipedia
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North Hatley Canada
“North Hatley was mentioned in the television show The X-Files as the location of the Cigarette Smoking Man's hideout (in the episode "The Red and the Black").” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this series as shot in British Columbia, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
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- Pulp Fiction 1994
- The Dark Knight 2008
- Back to the Future 1985
- Fight Club 1999
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- Blade Runner 1982
- Spider-Man 2002
- Iron Man 2008
- The Great Dictator 1940
- Oppenheimer 2023
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- Mario Kart Tour 2019
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215 2007
- Track & Field 1983
- Wasteland 2 2014
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Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The X-Files have?
5 places recorded on Wikidata, and 1 place named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 2 countries.
In which countries was The X-Files filmed?
the United States and Canada.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (1999) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.