Petit-Saguenay (French pronunciation: [pəti saɡnɛ]) 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 / 48.217°N 70.067°W / 48.217; -70.067[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
 • Total
337.10 km2 (130.16 sq mi)
 • Land334.57 km2 (129.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
634
 • 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

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 92451". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Fiche descriptive".
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Petit-Saguenay census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
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