Community
Boileau Western Méchoui Supper
BoileauOctober 10, 2026A western-themed méchoui (spit-roast) supper, posted on the municipality's citizen portal.
Town · MRC de Papineau
Boileau
Lakes, the Maskinongé River and no traffic. Nobody ends up in Boileau by accident.
- Population
- 414 (2026)
- Area
- 140.93 km²
- Founded
- 1882 (canton de Ponsonby); nom de Boileau officiel en 1993
- Town hall
- 702, chemin de Boileau, Boileau (Québec) J0V 1N0 · 819 687-3436
About 400 people live in Boileau year-round, spread over 140 km² of forest, hills and lakes. The Maskinongé River runs through the whole place from north to southeast, and a lot of the cottages sit right on it. There's the village, the hamlet of Brookdale, Maskinongé Bay, and lakes like du Loup and Champagneur.
Officially it was the township of Ponsonby until 1993. Locals already called it Boileau, after an old postmaster, and the paperwork eventually caught up. The first settlers came from Ireland and England, which is why so many names on the map are English.
If you're thinking of moving here, you're buying quiet, not convenience. Summer is swimming and canoeing, winter is cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling, and fall brings the hunters and anglers.
Good to know
- Town hall: 702, chemin de Boileau.
- Water: Maskinongé River, lac du Loup, lac Champagneur, Maskinongé Bay.
- The municipal park is worth a stop for the view.
- Village events (suppers, seasonal parties) are posted on the municipality's citizen portal.
- No main street to speak of. Groceries and pharmacy mean a drive to a neighbouring village.
Events in Boileau
Holiday
Saint-Jean potluck in Boileau
BoileauJune 23 or 24 · 2027 dates to be announcedA bring-a-dish potluck at the park: pétanque, the ball field, games, and musicians are welcome to bring an instrument.
Festival
Boileau Oktoberfest
BoileauLate September · 2027 dates to be announcedThe area's first Oktoberfest, in 2026: beer with a beer expert, a mechanical bull, tug-of-war, a singer and Les 3 Mousquetaires, Boileau's…
Places in Boileau
Farms, sugar shacks & drinks 2
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Boileau d'érable
Small maple syrup and maple butter producer that customers rave about in reviews.
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Chalet Brookdale
Rustic cottage on a big, secluded wooded lot, with an outdoor hot tub and a wood fire.
Outdoors 1
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Parc municipal de Boileau
A quiet stop in Boileau, for the view of the hills around. The Maskinongé River runs close by.
Lakes, beaches & marinas 3
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Lake
Lac Papineau
A lake trout lake the province watches closely: 55 cm minimum, and no winter fishing. Rainbow trout stocking stopped in 2019 to give the lake trout…
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Rampe de mise à l'eau du lac au Loup
Town ramp on Lac au Loup in Boileau. Check with the municipality for access conditions.
Services 3
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Construction Jéma
Residential renovation and construction, based in Boileau since 2010, with its own workshop.
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Dépôt de Boileau
Drop-off point at Boileau's town hall. Free except for construction materials. Check current hours with the municipality.
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Municipalité de Boileau
Small municipal office on chemin de Boileau, open Monday to Thursday. Permits, taxes and road questions.
Groups & organizations
Faith communities · Namur
St. Paul's United Church, Namur
Namur's United Church, which lists a Bible camp and a Jr High Lunch for kids on the town's website. Its pastoral charge also covers the Brookdale church in Boileau.
Community · Boileau
Boileau Recreation Corporation
Boileau's volunteer recreation group. Most activities happen in the Bonne Entente hall at the town hall.
Health & support · Boileau
Boileau community kitchen
Eight community kitchens a season, on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon, up to 16 people. $80 for the season or $15 a session; sign up by the Friday before.
Fourth Wednesday of the month, 9 a.m. to noon, September to April
Faith communities · Boileau
Brookdale United Church
Built in 1905 as a Methodist church, United Church since 1924. A handful of summer services and a Christmas Eve celebration, under the Namur pastoral charge.
A few Sundays in summer and on December 24
Lake association · Boileau
Lac Champagneur association
Lac Champagneur has a contact person on Boileau's list of lake associations. Go through the municipality to reach them.
Lake association · Boileau
Lac au Loup association
Lac au Loup is on Boileau's list of lake associations, with a contact person.
Lake association · Boileau
North Lac Papineau association
The north Lac Papineau area has a contact person on Boileau's list of lake associations.
Magazine
25 things to do in La Petite-Nation this fall
A Notre-Dame de Paris organist in Montebello, a square dance in Saint-Sixte, punk in Ripon and a hundred watercolours on Thanksgiving. Our list for October and November.
Lake associations, the volunteers keeping our water clear
Kayak sentinels on Lac Gagnon, water samples on Lac des Plages, an old guard on Viceroy since 1973. Who watches over our lakes, and how cottagers can pitch in.
Spring in La Petite-Nation, from sugar shacks to Canada geese
An all-you-can-eat sugar shack meal, thousands of geese in Plaisance, an Easter egg hunt in the woods and the manor reopening. What happens when La Petite-Nation thaws.
Nearby: Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk · Namur · Lac-des-Plages · Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix · Chénéville