BAnQ’s archives centres are open to users, but only by appointment.
Staff will continue to process requests by email, phone and by online appointment.
For more information, go to our FAQ page.
Location: Gatineau
Year of inauguration: 1977
View of Pointe Gatineau, circa 1975.
BAnQ Gatineau, fonds Conrad Bouffard, (P144)
Photographer : Conrad Bouffard.
Located in Gatineau, the Outaouais archives centre covers a territory with an area of 30,504 square kilometres. It is part of the network of 10 Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) archives centres located throughout Québec. Dedicated to the preservation and development of the region's public and private archives, it offers researchers and the public a consultation room and efficient personnel to guide them in the use of the wide range of materials the centre holds.
Every year, it welcomes thousands of patrons, essentially from the educational and professional sectors. They use the centre's services for research concerning the history of their families, localities or regions.
The Outaouais archives centre provides testimonials about the history of the Outaouais region since the middle of the 19th century. The entire collection includes:
Louisa Trudeau, circa 1865.
BAnQ Gatineau, fonds Familles Mackay-Papineau, (P17).
Photographer : A. B. Tabor.
The public archives are primarily composed of materials from the regional offices of government departments, judicial archives and notarized contracts. The most important fonds include those of the:
The private archives include manuscripts, photographs, maps and architectural plans. They represent the history of individuals and families, economic development and the importance of the forestry industry in the region, as well as the cultural vitality of the Outaouais region. The principal collections include the:
Installed at the Maison de la culture de Gatineau, BAnQ Gatineau participates in a partnership with public and private organizations:
Classe of Grade 1 boys, 1948.
BAnQ Gatineau, fonds Romulus Beauparlant, (P22).
Unknown photographer.
BAnQ Gatineau
855, boulevard de la Gappe
Gatineau (Québec) J8T 8H9
Opening hours
Monday through Friday,
from 8:30 am to 12 noon and from 1 pm to 4:30 pm
Tuesday and Wednesday
from 7 pm to 10 pm (Access to archives by appointment only)
Please note that BAnQ Gatineau will not be scheduling appointments until further notice.
Telephone: 819 568-8798 or 1 800 363-9028
Fax: 819 568-5933
E-mail: archives.gatineau@banq.qc.ca