Bégin | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W / 48.667°N 71.333°WCoordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W / 48.667°N 71.333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
Settled | 1910s |
Constituted | February 8, 1922 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gérald Savard |
• Federal riding | Jonquière—Alma |
• Prov. riding | Dubuc |
Area | |
• Total | 195.60 km2 (75.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 190.58 km2 (73.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 868 |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.7% |
• Dwellings | 431 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0V 1B0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Bégin is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is named after Louis-Nazaire Bégin.