| Official Name: | Beauval |
| Native Name: | ᓰᐲᓯᓯᕽ sîpîsisihk |
| Native Name Lang: | crk |
| Settlement Type: | Northern village[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northern Saskatchewan Administration District |
| Government Type: | Municipal council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Nick Daigneault[2] |
| Leader Title2: | MLA Athabasca |
| Leader Name2: | Jim Lemaigre |
| Leader Title3: | MP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River |
| Leader Name3: | Gary Vidal |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1905 |
| Established Title2: | Post office established |
| Established Date2: | 1910 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.71 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 756 |
| Population Density Km2: | 112.6 |
| Timezone: | UTC |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 55.1408°N -107.6297°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0M 0G0 |
| Blank1 Name: | Highways |
| Footnotes: | [4] [5] |
Beauval, Saskatchewan (crk-Cans|ᓰᐲᓯᓯᕽ|sîpîsisihk) is a northern village located in Northern Saskatchewan, near Lac Île-à-la-Crosse. It was founded in the early 20th century as a Roman Catholic mission and as a transportation centre.
Highway 165 goes through the community. Highway 918 three kilometres east leads north to Patuanak. Eight kilometres east is the hamlet of Lac La Plonge on Lac La Plonge. Eight kilometres west where Highway 165 joins Highway 155 is Beauval Forks. The Beauval Airport along with several businesses are located there. Beauval is situated in the valley of the Beaver River hence the name "beautiful valley" or "beau val" in French. The population of Beauval was 756 in 2011.[6]
The earliest known settler was Philip Yew who arrived in 1905, by 1907, others have arrived, mainly from Dore Lake. In 1910, Alexander Laliberte opened a fur trading store to serve the local trappers. It served as an outpost. In 1969, the community established the 'Beauval Local Community Authority', which elected council to oversee bylaws, collect taxes and maintain law and order. Unlike most Northern Saskatchewan communities, Beauval has seen a population growth over the years. By the end of the Second World War, Beauval had a population of approximately 350 residents, today the population is over 1,000 residents with an additional 200 living in the surrounding area.
See main article: Beauval Residential School. La Plonge 192 (Indian Reserve) where the Beauval Residential School was located is across the river from Beauval and had 115 residents in 2011.[7] La Plonge 192 is part of the English River Dene Nation.
Beauval Indian Residential School opened in 1895 and closed in 1983. It then became the Meadow Lake Tribal Council's Beauval Indian Education Centre which closed in 1995. The building has since been demolished.[8]
A fire in 1927 and a flu epidemic in 1936 took the lives of many of the students.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beauval had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 14.72km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[9]
Today, Beauval derives its economic resources from limited commercial fishing, very little trapping, local and provincial government subsidies, grants and programs, the mines, local businesses and the school. Tourism and recreation activities also provides economic resources.
The community is served by Beauval Airport. There are dirt roads which connect Beauval to neighbouring communities.
| North: Île-à-la-Crosse | |||
| West: Jans Bay | Beauval | East: La Ronge | |
| South: Dore Lake |