| Baie-des-Sables | |
| Flag Size: | 120x80px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Eastern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in eastern Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 48.7167°N -118°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | January 1, 1859 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gérald Beaulieu |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 65.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 65.07 |
| Population Total: | 613 |
| Population Density Km2: | 9.4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016-21) |
| Population Blank1: | 2.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 336 |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Baie-des-Sables (pronounced as /fr/) is a municipality in La Matanie Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
Its elevation is 577feet.
The area was originally part of the Mitis seignory, purchased by Mathew MacNider in 1802, and acquired by his brother John MacNider in 1807. MacNider encouraged settlement of Scottish families there. Upon John Macnider's death in 1829, the seignory was inherited by the 2 sons of Adam Lymburner Macnider, nephew of John. In 1842, the geographic township of MacNider was created.
In 1853, the Mission of L'Assomption-de-Notre-Dame was established, and in 1859, the Township Municipality of MacNider was formed when it ceded from the Municipality of Métis. In 1864, the MacNider Post Office opened.
The Scottish settlers began to call the place Sandy Bay, or also Sandy Beach, in reference to a prominent sandbank on the western edge of the municipality. In 1902, the post office was renamed to Sandy Bay, and renamed to the French equivalent, Baie-des-Sables, in 1925. In 1932, the township municipality followed suit and changed name and statutes from Township Municipality of MacNider to the Municipality of Baie-des-Sables.
Mother tongue language (2021)[2]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 605 | 98.4% | |
| English only | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Both English and French | 5 | 0.8% | |
| Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
List of former mayors:[3]