Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: Encyclopedia II - Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean - Population

Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean - Population

The population of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region represents 6,8 % of Quebec population, concentrated in three large clusters: Ville de Saguenay (born of the merging of the cities of La Baie, Chicoutimi, Jonquière and a few smaller aglomerations) (pop. 148,179), Alma (pop. 30,126) and Roberval (pop. 10,906) - Saint-Félicien - Dolbeau-Mistassini (pop. 36,407). The largest settlement (Ville de Saguenay) is located slightly west of the fjord, mostly south of the river.

Following the Saguenay municipal reorganization in 2002, the region now counts 49 municipalities, grouped in four municipalités regionales de comté (MRCs):

• MRC du Fjord-du-Saguenay (pop. 19,929),
• MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est (pop. 53,346),
• MRC Domaine-du-Roy (pop. 32,089),
• MRC Maria-Chapdelaine (pop. 27,945),
• plus Ville de Saguenay (pop. 154,000), which is both a city and a MRC.

The territory also includes an indigenous community: the Montagnais of Lac-Saint-Jean (pop. 1,812), living either in the reserve of Mashteuiatsh or among the rest of the population. In total, the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region has a population of 289,121.

Sources: Government of Quebec, 2003; Statistics Canada, 2001 Survey

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Population", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki