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.
Blue Sea | |
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  Blue Sea Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 76°05′W / 46.200°N 76.083°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | January 31, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurent Fortin |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.52 km2 (33.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 72.97 km2 (28.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 696 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  8.9% |
| • Dwellings | 639 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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
editThe Gauthier, Courchesne, Beaudoin, Lacroix, Tremblay, Fortin 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
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Dwellings (2021):[3]
- Total private dwellings: 639
- Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 359
Languages:
- English as first language: 6.6%
- French as first language: 93.4%
References
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 142191". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 83045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Blue Sea, Quebec (Code 2483045) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ a b "Blue Sea" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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