Blue Sea, Quebec Explained

Blue Sea
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Western Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in western Quebec
Coordinates:46.2°N -81°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 31, 1921
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Laurent Fortin
Area Total Km2:87.52
Area Land Km2:72.97
Population Total:696
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:9.5
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016–21)
Population Blank1: 8.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:639
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4

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, 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.[1]

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

With the growth of tourism in the early 1940s, Blue Sea quickly became an attractive destination, which it has remained today.[1]

Demographics

Dwellings (2021):

Languages:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blue Sea . MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau . 2008-08-12 . French . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611091646/http://www.mrcvg.qc.ca/textes/mun-bluesea.shtml . 2008-06-11 .