Sept Îles Lake (Saint-Raymond)


The Lac Sept Îles is a waterbody located in the township of Gosford, in the municipality of Saint-Raymond, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
Thanks to its forest and mountain environment, its islands and bays, its proximity to the Quebec and the Duchesnay tourist resort, the resort is very developed around the lake. A road completely surrounds the lake to serve residents and vacationers. Vacationing at Sept Îles Lake dates back to 1857-58, compared to 1896 at Sergent Lake.

Geography

The Lake Sept Îles is located 6 km northeast of the village center of Saint-Raymond, in Portneuf Regional County Municipality; 2.3 km from Sergent Lake and 2.2 km from Saint-Joseph Lake . Lake Sespt-Îles is mainly supplied by three tributaries:
Lake Sept-Îles is surrounded by mountain peaks that reach:
The lake has several bays including Vachon Bay. The mouth of the lake is located southwest of the lake. The outlet of the lake is the Portneuf River which flows southwest to the town of Portneuf where its waters flow into the St. Lawrence River.

Toponymy

The lake is aptly named because it has exactly seven islands, three islands and four islets. Colonization around the lake began around 1857-1858; eleven families were listed there in 1861, while the population of Saint-Raymond was then 2,902 inhabitants. During the XXth, the perimeter of the lake was fitted out with numerous houses and chalets. The island of Genois, the largest and not accessible by road, has around twenty homes. The other islands contain some hambitations.
The toponym “Lac Sept Îles” was formalized on December 5, 1968 at the Bank of Place Names of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

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