Mulgrave-et-Derry is really two territories. Mulgrave to the east, reached by Route 315, and Derry to the west, off Route 309. Together they make 317 km² of hills, forest and lakes, the second-largest territory in the MRC. It was founded in 1870, mostly by German and Irish immigrants, and plenty of families still descend from them. The motto, “Ad harmoniam cum natura,” means “in harmony with nature.” Odd detail: the municipal office is in Gatineau, on Avenue de Buckingham.
Business follows the seasons. In summer the cottagers come back and the population doubles. Fall is hunting and ATVs. Winter is snowmobiles, with trails looping around Lac La Blanche. The rest of the year it’s mostly contractors, farms and self-employed people serving residents and cottage owners.
What makes Mulgrave-et-Derry
Over 130 lakes
Anglers and cottagers have been coming for that a long time. Lac La Blanche, on the Mayo line, is the best known.
155 km of snowmobile trails
Groomed by the Club Les Voyageurs des Collines et Ravins, from Lac La Blanche out to Montpellier and Duhamel.
German and Irish heritage
St. Matthew Lutheran Church and its rectory, the Ave Maria chapel, and the former Our Lady of Light church, now a cultural centre.
Historical society exhibit
In the St. Matthew rectory, by appointment: artefacts, photos and papers on the lives of the first settlers.
Forêt-la-Blanche
The protected old-growth forest on the east shore of Lac La Blanche reaches into both Mayo and Mulgrave-et-Derry.
A few local businesses in Mulgrave-et-Derry
- LaLièvre Nature, camping du lac La Blanche · rustic campground · Route 315
22 unserviced sites in a private forest, with water access for canoeing, kayaking and fishing. Made for self-sufficient campers. - Club Les Voyageurs des Collines et Ravins clubhouse · snowmobile stop · north of Lac La Blanche
Open winter weekends, with gas, a snack and a warm place to stop before heading back out. - Ferme Abraham · farm · Chemin de la Rivière-Blanche
A local farm with good Google reviews, findable for now only through its listing. - Société d’histoire de Mulgrave-et-Derry · heritage exhibit · St. Matthew rectory
Open by appointment, for anyone curious where the local families came from.
Getting found in Mulgrave-et-Derry
The typical customer here isn’t standing at your door. It’s a cottage owner in Gatineau, Ottawa or farther, looking for someone to open the place in spring, rebuild a dock, plow the driveway or fix the roof. They search Google with the lake name or the municipality. Local contractors are often good and busy, and often hard to find online: no site, a Google listing with no photos, nothing in English. A simple site listing your services, the lakes and areas you cover, and photos of your work is often enough to get that call.
Mulgrave-et-Derry has a population of 519 (2026), according to the Quebec government's population order.
Petite Nation Numérique is not affiliated with the municipality or the MRC; this information comes from public sources.
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My work all comes from word of mouth. Why go online?
Word of mouth works, but even people who got your name from a neighbour look you up on Google before calling. If they find nothing, or a competitor who looks more put-together, you lose the job.
I cover Mulgrave, Derry and the towns around. How do I show that?
One page per area or major lake, plus a clearly set service area on Google. Cottage owners often search using their lake’s name.
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Do you come to Mulgrave-et-Derry?
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