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the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region, and by the cordial character of its inhabitants. Ranging over 104,000 sq. kilometers, it is, after the Nord-du-Québec and Côte-Nord regions, the third largest of Quebec regions in area.
This region is bathed by two major water streams, the Lac Saint-Jean and the Saguenay River, both of which mark its landscape deeply, and have been the main drives of its development in History. It is also irrigated by several large water streams. Bordered by forests and mountainous massifs, the region constitutes a fertile enclave in the Canadian Shield. Both the panorama and the cultural sites and activites of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean attract the tourists every year. Lac Saint-Jean itself is a popular destination for residents of the more urban residents of Quebec to escape to in the summer.
The beauty of the region can be seen in the 1991 film Black Robe , directed by Bruce Beresford.
The population of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region represents 6,8 % of Quebec population, concentrated in three large clusters:
Ville de Saguenay( La Baie - Chicoutimi - Jonquière) (148,179 hab.),
AlmaAlma ( 2001 population: 25,918) is a town located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City. Alma is the seat of Lac- (30,126 hab.) and RobervalRoberval can refer to: Roberval, Quebec Roberval, Oise, a commune in the Oise departement in northern France. (10,906 hab.) - Saint-Félicien - Dolbeau-Mistassini (36,407 hab.). The largest settlement (Ville de Saguenay) is located north of the fjordA fjord (pronounced FEE-ord or fyord, SAMPA: ['fi:3:d] or ['faI3:d]; sometimes written fiord is a glacially overdeepened valley, usually narrow and steep-sided, extending below sea level and filled with salt water. Characteristics Fjords are found in loca near Lac Saint-Jean.Following the Saguenay municipal reorganization in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, the region now counts 49 municipalitiesA municipality or general-purpose district (see also: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. Municipalities are not necessa, grouped in four municipalités regionales de comté (MRCs):
The territory also includes an indigenous community: the Montagnais of Lac-Saint-Jean (1,812 hab.), living in Mashteuiatsh . In total, the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, counts 289,121 inhabitants.
Sources: Government of Quebec, 2003; Statistics Canada, 2001 Survey