Beausoleil, New Brunswick
Beausoleil | |
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Rural community | |
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  Beausoleil Location within New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′26″N 64°37′12″W / 46.34056°N 64.62000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Kent County |
| Regional service commission | Kent |
| Incorporated | January 1, 2023 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural community council |
| • Mayor | Jean Hebert |
| • MP | Dominic LeBlanc (L) |
| • Provincial Representative | Benoît Bourque (L) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Beausoleil is a rural community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms. It encompasses the community of Cocagne.
History[edit]
Beausoleil was incorporated on January 1, 2023.[1]
Geography[edit]
The community is located around the mouth of the Cocagne River in Cocagne Bay at the crossroads of Route 535 and Route 134. Beausoleil is also located on the northern terminus of Route 530
Education[edit]
- École Blanche-Bourgeois [2]
- École Notre-Dame
Notable people[edit]
- Auguste Théophile Léger (1852-1923) - New Brunswick politician
- Alfred Edmond Bourgeois (1872-1939) - New Brunswick politician, clerk, landlord and merchant.
- Allison Dysart (1880-1962) - New Brunswick politician, lawyer and judge
- Louis-Prudent-Alexandre Robichaud (1890-1971) - New Brunswick political figure and jurist.
- Michel Cormier (b. 1957) - Canadian journalist, lecturer and author.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. August 30, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "District scolaire francophone Sud".
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