Petit-Saguenay

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Petit-Saguenay
Municipality
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Petit-Saguenay
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°13′N70°04′W / 48.217°N 70.067°W / 48.217; -70.067 Coordinates: 48°13′N70°04′W / 48.217°N 70.067°W / 48.217; -70.067 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
ConstitutedAugust 12, 1919
Named for Petit Saguenay River [2]
Government
[3]
 • MayorThérèse Gaudreault
 •  Federal riding Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
 •  Prov. riding Dubuc
Area
[3] [4]
 • 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)
Decrease2.svg 12.8%
 • Dwellings
378
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0V 1N0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.petit-saguenay.com

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.

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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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Petit-Saguenay census profile". 2016 Census data . Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

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