Petit-Saguenay

Petit-Saguenay is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. The municipality, located on Route 170 near L'Anse-Saint-Jean, had a population of 727 in the Canada 2011 Census, which dropped to 634 in the 2016 census.

Petit-Saguenay
Location of Petit-Saguenay
Petit-Saguenay is located in Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec
Petit-Saguenay
Petit-Saguenay
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°13′N 70°04′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLe Fjord-du-Saguenay
ConstitutedAugust 12, 1919
Named forPetit Saguenay River[2]
Government
  MayorThérèse Gaudreault
  Federal ridingChicoutimi—Le Fjord
  Prov. ridingDubuc
Area
  Total337.10 km2 (130.16 sq mi)
  Land334.57 km2 (129.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total634
  Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Pop (2011–16)
Decrease 12.8%
  Dwellings
378
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.petit-saguenay.com

References

  1. "Reference number 92451 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Fiche descriptive".
  3. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Petit-Saguenay Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Petit-Saguenay census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

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