23-603: Chicoutimi ( / ʃ ɪ ˈ k uː t ɪ m i / shih- KOO -tim-ee , French: [ʃikutimi] ) is the most populous borough ( arrondissement ) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec , Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and commercial centre of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. In 2002 it merged into
46-567: A base for hunting seal. Later that same century, Basques conducted whaling expeditions on the river, as well as engaging in hides trade with the natives based in the shore at the mouth of the Saguenay. Tadoussac was founded in 1599 by François Gravé Du Pont , a merchant, and Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit , a captain of the French Royal Navy, when they acquired a fur trade monopoly from King Henry IV . Gravé and Chauvin built
69-645: A cross planted by Jean de Quen , was founded by the Récollet Order. Their missionary brothers sang the first Mass there two years later. Tadoussac remained the only seaport on the St. Lawrence River for 30 years. Colonists from the Tadoussac area were involved in whaling from 1632 until at least the end of the century. Historians believe the St. Lawrence Iroquoians , who inhabited the St. Lawrence valley upriver to
92-547: Is twinned with: List of boroughs in Quebec This is a list of boroughs ( arrondissements ) in Quebec . Boroughs are provincially organized recognized sub-municipal administrative divisions that have mayors and councillors. Tadoussac Tadoussac is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of
115-407: Is either rural or still in a wilderness state, with several federal and provincial natural parks and preserves nearby which protect natural resources. Tadoussac encompasses the first marine national park of Canada. The nearest urban agglomeration is Saguenay about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west. Jacques Cartier came to the site in 1535 during his second voyage. He found Innu people using it as
138-619: Is the tallest mountain of the region, and overlooks Chicoutimi 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-east. The Chicoutimi, Du Moulin and Valin rivers all empty in the Saguenay river in Chicoutimi. The city has been home to the QMJHL 's Chicoutimi Saguenéens since 1973. They play at the Centre Georges-Vézina . Cycles Devinci started here in 1987. Residents of Chicoutimi are represented by three tiers of government. The first are
161-575: The Innu for 'the end of the deep water'. After the British seized Lower Canada, the Chicoutimi trading post continued to operate only until 1782, as the fur trade had moved further west of the Great Lakes. The city of Chicoutimi was officially incorporated in 1845 as a municipality by Peter McLeod, a Métis timber contractor who built a sawmill there in 1842. The town was designated in 1855 as
184-756: The North West Company obtained the lease on the trading posts in the King's Domain. When the North West Company (NWC) and the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) merged in 1821, it was operated by the HBC for one year until the original NWC lease expired. The renewal of the 20-year lease was awarded to John Goudie, the highest bidder, but in 1831, the HBC reacquired the King's Posts by buying the lease from William Lampson. The Tadoussac post (also called Totoushack)
207-553: The estuary of St. Lawrence river , in Côte-Nord region, Quebec , Canada . Tadoussac is located in a bay on the north shore of the lower estuary of the St. Lawrence River , at the mouth of the Saguenay River fjord . Tadoussac offers a backdrop of mountains, water, rock and greenery. The village municipality is a point of convergence between the Côte-Nord , Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Charlevoix . The entire area
230-492: The Municipality of Tadoussac. According to the 2021 census conducted by Statistics Canada , Tadoussac had a population of 814 living in 397 of its 514 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 799 . With a land area of 52.73 km (20.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.4/km (40.0/sq mi) in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): List of former mayors: Tadoussac
253-662: The amalgamated city. The landscape of Chicoutimi consists of hills, valleys and plains, with the terrain becoming steeper near the Saguenay River. Its two major physical features are the Saguenay Graben , a rift valley of the Laurentian Highlands in which the city spreads, and the Saguenay Fjord, the glacier-carved steep shores of the Saguenay River. Mount Valin at 3,215 feet (980 metres)
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#1732782454630276-546: The appeal of this rural village. Wealthy Québécois built a number of vacation villas. A Victorian hotel called the Hotel Tadoussac was built in 1864; it was expanded around 1900 and demolished in 1942, and replaced by a newer Hotel Tadoussac. In 1855, the geographic township of Tadoussac was established. In 1899, it was incorporated as a village municipality. In 1937, the Parish Municipality of Tadoussac
299-744: The biggest producer of mechanical pulp in Canada by 1910. Since the Great Depression , the city has become an administrative and commercial centre. New centres of education and culture were established: in 1967, the Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay ; and in 1969, the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi . The city also played host to the Quebec Summer Games in 1972. In the municipal amalgamations of 1976, Chicoutimi annexed
322-549: The city councillors elected from single-member districts and the mayor elected at-large for the city of Saguenay. At the provincial tier, two elected members serve in the National Assembly of Quebec for the provincial ridings of Chicoutimi and Dubuc . The federal representation consists of a members of parliament serving in the Parliament of Canada for the federal riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord . Chicoutimi
345-607: The downtown section, is on the south shore of the Saguenay River . It is the geographical centre of the city of Saguenay ; the Jonquière and La Baie boroughs adjoin on the west and east sides. Chicoutimi is about 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Quebec City and 126 kilometres (78 miles) northwest upriver from Tadoussac , at the confluence of the St. Lawrence River . The former cities of Chicoutimi borough are Chicoutimi, Laterrière , Canton-Tremblay, Chicoutimi-Nord and Rivière-du-Moulin. They have maintained their names as wards in
368-475: The downtown, as well as outlying areas. Dams were overrun, many bridges were destroyed throughout the region. The total cost of the disaster was recorded as 1.5 billion Canadian dollars. The flood also killed seven people. Chicoutimi's sister city is Camrose , Alberta . Chicoutimi is located in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region on the western end of the Saguenay Fjord ; most of the borough, including
391-471: The neighbouring towns of Chicoutimi-Nord and Rivière-du-Moulin. In a much larger round of Municipal reorganization in Quebec in 2002, the cities of Chicoutimi, Jonquière , La Baie , Lac-Kénogami, Laterrière , Shipshaw and part of Tremblay merged to form the new city of Saguenay . Chicoutimi became a borough of Saguenay. During the summer of 1996, a record rainfall in the region caused major flooding in
414-523: The new city of Saguenay and forms the heart of the 5th-largest urban area of the province of Quebec. At the 2021 census, its population was 69,004. What was ultimately to become the centre of the borough of Chicoutimi was first settled by French colonists in 1676 as a trading post in the fur trade . At that time, the Saguenay and the Chicoutimi rivers had been used as waterways by the Montagnais tribes for centuries. The name Chicoutimi derives from
437-608: The seat of Chicoutimi County and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi in 1878. The arrival of the Canadian National Railway in 1893 stimulated the growth of Chicoutimi's pulp and paper industries , particularly mechanical pulp production. The railway also built Chicoutimi station , which served the city until 1988. The Chicoutimi Pulp Co. was founded in 1896 backed by French-Canadian investors. The Chicoutimi Pulp Mill became
460-702: The settlement on the shore at the mouth of the Saguenay River, at its confluence with the St. Lawrence, to profit from its location. But the frontier was harsh and only five of the initial sixteen settlers survived the first winter. In 1603, the tabagie or "feast" of Tadoussac reunited Gravé with Samuel de Champlain and with the Montagnais, the Algonquins, and the Etchimins." In 1615, the Mission of L'Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix-de-Tadoussac, named in memory of
483-622: The west, were defeated and pushed out by the Mohawk before the early 17th century. By the late 17th and early 18th century, Tadoussac was the centre of fur trade between the French and First Nations peoples. Competition over the fur trade increased among the nations. In 1720, the trading post became part of the King's Domain Posts. Between 1762 and 1786, it was operated by Dunn, Gray and Murray. In 1802,
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#1732782454630506-505: Was formed, but dissolved in 1949 because it had less than 500 inhabitants. The modern village of Tadoussac lies close to the site of the original settlement at the mouth of the Saguenay River . It is known as a tourist destination because of the rugged beauty of the Saguenay fjord and its facilities for whale watching . The authority for the Port of Tadoussac was transferred in April 2012 to
529-427: Was the administrative headquarters for all the King's Posts until 1849, when the headquarters were relocated to Ile Jérémie . Due to a decline in the fur trade, Tadoussac became just a summer fishing post in 1851. In 1859, the HBC sold the salmon fishery, including its ice house and store, and ceased operations in Tadoussac. In the 19th century, with industrialization reaching other parts of Canada, tourists discovered
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