Blue Sea, Quebec

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Blue Sea
Municipality
Blue Sea Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°12′N 76°05′W[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	87.52 km^2 (33.79 sq mi)
• Land	72.97 km^2 (28.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	696
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	8.9%
• Dwellings	639
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 1C0
Area code	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, 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

Historical census populations – Blue Sea, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 472 —     1981 489 +3.6% 1986 508 +3.9% 1991 520 +2.4% 1996 595 +14.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 570 −4.2% 2006 608 +6.7% 2011 674 +10.9% 2016 639 −5.2% 2021 696 +8.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

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

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 142191". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 83045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Blue Sea, Quebec (Code 2483045) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. "Blue Sea" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
5. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Blue Sea Lake community website
• Blue Sea page at MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau website