Beausoleil, New Brunswick
Rural community in New Brunswick, Canada
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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 communities of Cocagne, Grande-Digue, Notre-Dame, Shediac Bridge, Shediac River.
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 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Kent County |
| Regional service commission | Kent |
| Incorporated | January 1, 2023 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural community council |
| • Mayor | Roméo J. Bourque |
| • MP | Dominic LeBlanc (L) |
| • Provincial Representative | Benoît Bourque (L) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
History
Beausoleil was incorporated on January 1, 2023.[1]
Geography
Education
- École Blanche-Bourgeois [2]
- École Notre-Dame
- École Grande-Digue
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.
