Geographical Location

The municipality of Messines is located in the heart of the Gatineau Valley, approximately 115 kilometres north of the Canadian capital and about twenty kilometres south of the City of Maniwaki.

Nestled between National Highway 105 and the magnificent Blue Sea Lake, it has been a meeting place for thousands of vacationers for decades. Its territory is also dotted with many other bodies of water, including the Petit and Grand Lac des Cèdres, as well as Lac Grenon, where an outdoor and camping centre has been set up.

Messines is home to the SOPFEU control centre for the southwestern Quebec territory. From its premises located at the Maniwaki regional airport, SOPFEU monitors and fights forest fires over a vast territory that extends from northern Montreal to Témiscamingue.

With its 1,640 inhabitants, the municipality is the fourth largest in the MRC of Vallée-de-la-Gatineau.

How to get to Messines

From Abitibi:

• Route 117 South to Grand-Remous
• Route 105 South for about 52 km
• Turn right on Chemin de l'Entrée Nord then left on Rue Principale

From Montreal

• Highway 15 North to the exit for Highway 50 West
• Highway 50 West to the exit for Highway 5 North
• Highway 5 North to La Pêche (Wakefield)
• At the end of Highway 5, turn left on Route 105 North for about 110 km
• Turn left on Chemin de L'Entrée Sud then right on Rue Principale

From Eastern Ontario

• Cross into Quebec via the Cartier-Macdonald Bridge
• Continue on Highway 5 to La Pêche (Wakefield)
• At the end of Highway 5, turn left on Route 105 North for approximately 110 km
• Turn left on Chemin de L'Entrée Sud then right on Rue Principale