Blue Sea, Quebec

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Blue Sea
Municipality
Blue Sea

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°12′N 76°05′W / 46.200°N 76.083°W / 46.200; -76.083Coordinates: 46°12′N 76°05′W / 46.200°N 76.083°W / 46.200; -76.083[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Outaouais
RCM La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Constituted January 31, 1921
Government[2]
  Mayor Laurent Fortin
  Federal riding Pontiac
  Prov. riding Gatineau
Area[2][3]
  Total 87.70 km2 (33.86 sq mi)
  Land 72.96 km2 (28.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 674
  Density 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Increase 10.9%
  Dwellings 734
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0X 1C0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.bluesea.ca

Blue Sea is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, and part of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality. It encompasses the southern portion of Blue Sea Lake.

The village of Blue Sea is located at the extreme southern end of Blue Sea Lake, north of the larger city of Gracefield and south of Maniwaki.

History

The Gauthier, Courchesne, Beaudoin, Lacroix, Tremblay and Bénard were among the first European families to settle at the lake since the late nineteenth century. Almost at the same time, led by the construction of railways, the first vacationers established on the shores of the lake as well.[4]

In 1921, the small location was first called Bouchette-South, then renamed to Blue Sea in 1931.[1]

With the growth of tourism in the early 1940s, Blue Sea quickly became an attractive destination, which it has remained today.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

Total private dwellings: 734
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 310

Languages:

References

  1. 1 2 Reference number 142191 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire Blue Sea
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Blue Sea census profile
  4. 1 2 "Blue Sea" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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