Sagard, Quebec
| Sagard | |
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| Unorganized territory | |
 Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM. |
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 Sagard |
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| Coordinates: 48°02′N 70°04′W / 48.033°N 70.067°WCoordinates: 48°02′N 70°04′W / 48.033°N 70.067°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Charlevoix-Est |
| Constituted | unspecified |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211.80 km2 (81.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 207.04 km2 (79.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 117 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 18.2% |
| • Dwellings | 64 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 170
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Sagard is an unorganized territory and hamlet in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality. The hamlet of Sagard (48°01′47″N 70°04′02″W / 48.02972°N 70.06722°W) is located on the eastern banks of the Little Saguenay River, along Route 170 between Saint-Siméon and Petit-Saguenay.
The territory and hamlet are named after the geographic township of Sagard, which was proclaimed in 1919 and named in honour of Théodat Sagard, a missionary of the Recollect order who is mainly remembered for his writings on New France and the Hurons.
The territory is characterized by a hilly terrain, dotted with many small lakes. Its elevation ranges from 274 meters (899 ft) at Lake David in the north-east, to 640 meters (2,100 ft) at the summit of Mount Chicot.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 50 (total dwellings: 64)
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