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
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	87.70 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)	10.9%
• Dwellings	734
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 1C0
Area code	819
Website	www.bluesea.ca

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

This section needs to be updated. (March 2022)

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2011: 674 (2006 to 2011 population change: 10.9%)
• Population in 2006: 608
• Population in 2001: 570
• Population in 1996: 595
• Population in 1991: 520

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

Languages:

• English as first language: 6.6%
• French as first language: 93.4%

References

External links

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