Beausoleil is a
rural community
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in the
Canadian province
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of
New Brunswick
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. It was formed through the
2023 New Brunswick local governance reform
Local governance reform in the Canadian province of New Brunswick in was implemented on January 1, 2023. This resulted in a significant reorganization of the municipal entities in the province, including a reduction in the number of entities fro ...
s. It encompasses the community of
Cocagne.
History
Beausoleil was incorporated on January 1, 2023.
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
*École Notre-Dame
Notable people
*
Auguste Théophile Léger
Auguste Théophile Léger (January 4, 1852 – October 28, 1923) was a Canadian politician from the province of New Brunswick.
Born in Cocagne, Kent County, New Brunswick, the son of Francois Auguste and Sophia Eleanore (Bertrand) Léger, ...
(1852-1923) - New Brunswick politician
*
Alfred Edmond Bourgeois
Alfred Edmond Bourgeois (October 26, 1872 – January 24, 1939) was a Canadian Liberal Party politician who represented the riding of Kent. He ran in the Kent by-election in 1923 and 1930
Events
January
* January 15 – The Mo ...
(1872-1939) - New Brunswick politician, clerk, landlord and merchant.
*
Allison Dysart
Albert Allison Dysart (March 22, 1880 – December 8, 1962) was a New Brunswick politician, lawyer and judge.
Dysart was born in Cocagne, New Brunswick and was educated at University of St. Joseph's College in Memramcook, the Ontario Agricul ...
(1880-1962) - New Brunswick politician, lawyer and judge
*
Louis-Prudent-Alexandre Robichaud
Louis-Prudent-Alexandre Robichaud (25 January 1890 – 17 March 1971) was a New Brunswick political figure and jurist.
Robichaud was born in Cocagne, New Brunswick. He was educated at the University of St. Joseph's College where he earned his B ...
(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
This is a list of communities in New Brunswick, a province in Canada. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as either an incorporated municipality, an Indian reserve, or an unincorporated community inside or outside a municipalit ...
*
List of municipalities in New Brunswick
New Brunswick is the eighth-most populous province in Canada, with 775,610 residents as of the 2021 census, and the third-smallest province by land area, at . New Brunswick's 104 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass but are ...
References
2023 establishments in New Brunswick
2023 New Brunswick local governance reform
Populated places established in 2023
Rural communities in New Brunswick
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