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22-611: This region is bathed by two major watercourses, 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 other large watercourses. Bordered by forests and mountainous massifs, the southern portion of the region constitutes a fertile enclave in the Canadian Shield called the Saguenay Graben . Both

44-411: A change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 276,368 . With a land area of 95,542.70 km (36,889.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km (7.5/sq mi) in 2021. The median age is 47.2, as opposed to 41.6 for all of Canada. French was the mother tongue of 98.0% of residents in 2021. The next most common mother tongues were English at 0.6%, followed by Spanish at 0.4% and

66-486: A ferry provides the link between Tadoussac and Baie-Sainte-Catherine . [REDACTED] Media related to Saguenay River at Wikimedia Commons Central Quebec School Board The Central Québec School Board ( CQSB ; French : Commission scolaire Central Québec ) is an English-language school board in the province of Quebec , Canada, with its headquarters at 2046 chemin Saint-Louis, Quebec City . It

88-784: A student population of less than 500. CQSB's largest elementary school served almost 500 students, and its smallest one served less than 60 students in 2012. In 1997, the Quebec government abolished denominational school boards, adopting linguistic school boards instead. Born out of the Eastern Quebec Regional School Board, Greater Quebec School Board, Mauricie School Board and the Saguenay "P" School Board, it has sprouted from their denominational origins, also incorporating English-language schools from other school boards. Central Québec School Board comprises

110-480: A threat to ecosystems . The Saguenay originates in Lac Saint-Jean at Alma . There are two channels: La Petite Décharge and La Grande Décharge, on which is built the dam Île Maligne hydroelectric plant. The island formed by these two rivers is part of the municipality of Alma . At this place, the water is freshwater. Three bridges cross the "Petite Décharge" and two others cross the "Grande Décharge". It

132-566: Is a major river of Quebec , Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands , leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River . Tadoussac , founded as a French colonial trading post in 1600, is located on the northeast bank at this site. The river has a very high flow-rate and is bordered by steep cliffs associated with

154-655: Is here that the Aluminum Bridge is located. Between Chicoutimi and Jonquière, the two spillway weirs  [ fr ] come together to form the Saguenay. It becomes accessible to navigation at this point. Moreover, Chicoutimi means "how deep is it" in Innu-aimun . In downtown Chicoutimi , the Dubuc bridge  [ fr ] and the Sainte-Anne bridge  [ fr ] are located. At Tadoussac,

176-444: Is home to 555 recent immigrants (i.e. those arriving between 2016 and 2021). 190 of them come from France , and 180 come from various African countries, with Cameroon leading at 75 recent immigrants. In 2021, 73.4% of the population identified as Catholic , while 19.2% said they had no religious affiliation. Muslims were the largest religious minority, making up 0.3% of the population. Counting both single and multiple responses,

198-499: Is one of nine English-language school boards in the province, having served the English-speaking community, under various names, since 1867. As a school board, CQSB's jurisdiction covers the largest territory in the province of Quebec, at 493,495 kilometres (306,644 miles). The Central Québec School Board administers 18 schools and one adult and vocational education centre. In 2012, eight of its nine secondary schools had

220-541: Is when these two rivers meet just east of Alma that the Saguenay really begins. It begins in the form of a reservoir several kilometers long, unlike the rapids and powerful falls that dotted the river before the erection of dams. At Shipshaw, Quebec , the Saguenay splits again in two. On the northern watercourse, there is the Shipshaw hydroelectric station and, on the south side, the Chute-à-Caron power plant. It

242-454: The Canada 2021 Census , representing 3.2% of Quebec's population. It is concentrated primarily in three clusters: the city of Saguenay (pop. 144,723), the city of Alma (pop. 30,331) and the agglomeration of Roberval (pop. 9,840), Saint-Félicien (pop. 10,089) and Dolbeau-Mistassini (pop. 13,718). Saguenay, the region's largest city, is located slightly west of the fjord , mostly south of

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264-527: The Saguenay Fjord area for thousands of years prior to the first Europeans arriving. The first European to visit the area was Jacques Cartier , in 1535. After Samuel de Champlain established a fort in 1608 on the northern shores of the St. Lawrence River (around present-day Quebec City), various Indigenous peoples, including Innu, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Huron , Algonquins and Cree all traded along

286-568: The Saguenay Graben . Tide waters flow in its fjord upriver as far as Chicoutimi (about 100 kilometres). Many Beluga whales breed in the cold waters at its mouth, making Tadoussac a popular site for whale watching and sea kayaking ; Greenland sharks also frequent the depths of the river. The area of the confluence of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence is protected by the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park , one of Canada's national parks . First Nations people , including Innus , have inhabited

308-581: The Saguenay River. They named the river for the legendary Kingdom of Saguenay . It is the namesake of Saguenay Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority . Beginning in the 19th century, the river was exploited for transport and power by the logging and pulp and paper industries. A dam on the upper Saguenay generates hydroelectricity for local industries, such as aluminum smelting and paper mills. Severe flooding of

330-473: The Saguenay's tributary rivers from July 18 to 21, 1996, devastated the region in one of Canada's costliest natural disasters, the Saguenay Flood . However, an unexpected effect of the flood was to cover the heavily contaminated sediments at the bottom of the river with 10 to 50 centimetres (3.9 to 19.7 in) of new, relatively clean sediments. Research has shown that the old sediments are no longer

352-492: The following schools: The school board also provides services through its Eastern Québec Learning Centre , which dispenses both adult general education and vocational education at its location in the Sainte-Foy district of Quebec City. Enrollment is small comparatively to French-language school boards in the administrative regions where the schools are located; some remote schools have student populations of under 100;

374-553: The largest schools have nearly 600 students. Because of the small number of English-speaking students in the area served by the school board, its schools are spread hundreds of kilometres apart. Some schools, as in Jonquière or Valcartier, serve Canadian Forces bases; the school board also has students of the Naskapi Nation in northern Quebec under its care. The school board holds an annual basketball tournament, which

396-609: The most commonly identified ethnocultural ancestries were: (Percentages may total more than 100% due to rounding and multiple responses). Source: Source: Each school service centre ( French : centre de services scolaire) give services to five school distincts of 20 in the region: The whole region is part of the anglophone district Central Quebec School Board . 49°52′00″N 71°45′00″W  /  49.8667°N 71.7500°W  / 49.8667; -71.7500 Saguenay River The Saguenay River ( French : Rivière Saguenay , [ʁivjɛʁ saɡnɛ] )

418-594: The related languages of Atikamekw and Innu at 0.3% total. 0.4% reported both English and French as their first language. Additionally there were 0.1% who reported both French and a non-official language as their mother tongue. As of 2021, Indigenous peoples comprised 5.1% of the population and visible minorities contributed 1.5%. The largest visible minority groups in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean are Black (0.7%), Arab (0.2%), and Latin American (0.2%). The region

440-430: The river. It makes up 52.5% of the region's population. The flag was incorporated in 1938 on the centenary of the first settlers' arrival in 1838 and was created by Mgr. Victor Tremblay, a local historian. The four colours represent the four elements of the richness of Saguenay: the grey cross represents aluminum, which is an important product of local industry; the red border represents the inhabitants' labour; green, at

462-452: The scenery and the cultural sites and activities of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean attract tourists every year. Lac Saint-Jean is a popular vacation destination in the summer for residents of the more urban regions of Quebec. The name Saguenay is possibly derived from the Innu word "Saki-nip" which means "where water flows out". The population of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region was 275,552 at

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484-421: The top represents the forest; and yellow, at the bottom, represents agriculture. Following the Saguenay municipal reorganization in 2002 , the region now counts 49 municipalities (including unorganized territories ). In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region had a population of 275,552 living in 126,404 of its 138,331 total private dwellings,

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