Boileau is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of

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. The municipality was known as Ponsonby until 1993.

Geography

About north of Montebello, the municipality is characterized by a relief ranging from at Philisson Creek to at the summit of ''Mont du Cimetière'' (Mount Cemetery). Sparsely populated, inhabited areas are the hamlets of Brookdale and Boileau and also around the Maskinongé Bay and Loup, Champagneur, and Cross Lakes.

History

The area was first named Ponsonby on the Gale and Duberger map of 1795. In all likelihood, it was named after a town in

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County, England. It is also possible that it was named in honour of any of several noted persons called Ponsonby, including the

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of 1784, William Ponsonby (1744-1806). Settlers were attracted to the area by the nature's beauty and resources. They were generally from Ireland and England, or the nearby villages of

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and Grenville. In 1876, the Township of Ponsonby was proclaimed. In 1880, the Parish of Sainte-Valérie was formed, and a year later the Boileau post office opened, named after the first postmaster, Pierre Boileau. In 1882, the

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of Ponsonby was established. Because the village was better known as Boileau and Ponsonby was limited to purely administrative use, the municipal authorities, with the support of the majority of the population, were granted the official name change from Ponsonby to Boileau in 1993.

Demographics

Mother tongue: * English as first language: 13.6% * French as first language: 82.7% * English and French as first language: 2.5% * Other as first language: 1.2%

Education

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operates English-language schools: * Arundel Elementary School in

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