Beausoleil, New Brunswick

46°20′26″N 64°37′12″W / 46.34056°N 64.62000°W / 46.34056; -64.62000CountryCanadaProvinceNew BrunswickCountyKent CountyRegional service commissionKentIncorporatedJanuary 1, 2023Government • TypeRural community council • MayorJean Hebert • MPDominic LeBlanc (L) • Provincial RepresentativeBenoît Bourque (L)Time zoneUTC-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

Beausoleil was incorporated on January 1, 2023.^[1]

Geography

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

• École Blanche-Bourgeois ^[2]
• École Notre-Dame

Notable people

• 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.

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick
• List of municipalities in New Brunswick

References