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Saguenay, Quebec

Saguenay
City
Ville de Saguenay
From top left: Downtown Chicoutimi borough, the UQAC, the Ha!Ha! pyramid, the Cégep de Jonquière, and Rio Tinto's aluminium smelters in Arvida
From top left: Downtown Chicoutimi borough, the UQAC, the Ha!Ha! pyramid, the Cégep de Jonquière, and Rio Tinto's aluminium smelters in Arvida
Flag of Saguenay
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Saguenay is located in Quebec
Saguenay
Saguenay
Location of Saguenay in Quebec
Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°04′W / 48.417°N 71.067°W / 48.417; -71.067Coordinates: 48°25′N 71°04′W / 48.417°N 71.067°W / 48.417; -71.067
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM None
Settled 1840s
Constituted February 18, 2002
Boroughs
Government
 • Type Saguenay City Council
 • Mayor Jean Tremblay
 • Federal riding Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Jonquière
 • Prov. riding Chicoutimi, Dubuc and Jonquière
Area
 • City 1,279.70 km2 (494.09 sq mi)
 • Land 1,126.48 km2 (434.94 sq mi)
 • Urban 131.9 km2 (50.9 sq mi)
 • Metro 2,564.02 km2 (989.97 sq mi)
Elevation 166 m (545 ft)
Population (2014)
 • City 144,300
 • Density 128.5/km2 (333/sq mi)
 • Urban 106,666
 • Urban density 808.7/km2 (2,095/sq mi)
 • Metro 157,790
 • Metro density 61.5/km2 (159/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11) Increase 0.7%
 • Dwellings 66,798
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G7(B,G-H,J-K,N,S-T,X-Z), G8A
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.ville.saguenay.qc.ca

Saguenay (/ˈsæɡəˌn/ or /ˌsæɡəˈn/; French pronunciation: ​[saɡne]) is a city in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Quebec City by overland route. It is about 126 kilometres (78 mi) upriver and northwest of Tadoussac, located at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River. This city was formed in 2002 by a merger and annexation of smaller jurisdictions, including Chicoutimi, founded by the French in 1676.

The city of Saguenay constitutes a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE); its geographical code is 941. Together with the regional county municipality of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay, it forms the census division (CD) of Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord (94). The mayor of Saguenay is Jean Tremblay, who served as mayor of Chicoutimi before the merger. Prior to its use as the name of the city, the term "the Saguenay" or (less commonly) "Saguenay Valley" had already been used for the whole Saguenay River region (see Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean). Saguenay is the seat of the judicial district of Chicoutimi.


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