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21-703: Tadoussac is a village municipality in La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM (Regional County Municipality), on the north shore of the maritime section of 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

42-557: 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 is the north-east terminus of the Baie-Sainte-Catherine/Tadoussac ferry which offers free and frequent service across the Saguenay River. The ferry is part of Quebec Route 138 and the main link to Sept-Îles . The village

63-475: 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 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

84-654: 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 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

105-442: Is a point of convergence between the Côte-Nord , Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Charlevoix . The entire area 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

126-407: 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 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

147-643: Is considered the gateway to the Manicouagan region . Bus service to and from Quebec City and Montreal is offered by Intercar, twice a day, seven days a week. La Haute-C%C3%B4te-Nord Regional County Municipality Except for Sacré-Coeur , which is located along the Saguenay River , all places and municipalities of the RCM are along Quebec Route 138 directly on the shores of the St. Lawrence River . The unorganized territory of Lac-au-Brochet makes up some 83% of

168-701: 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 the Saguenay Graben . Tide waters flow in its fjord upriver as far as Chicoutimi (about 100 kilometres). Many Beluga whales breed in

189-525: 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) 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,

210-509: The French Royal Navy, when they acquired a fur trade monopoly from King Henry IV . Gravé and Chauvin built 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

231-542: 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 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

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252-738: The Montagnais, the Algonquins, and the Etchimins." In 1615, the Mission of L'Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix-de-Tadoussac, named in memory of 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

273-547: 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 the Saguenay Fjord area for thousands of years prior to

294-510: The end of the century. Historians believe the St. Lawrence Iroquoians , who inhabited the St. Lawrence valley upriver to 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,

315-404: 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 the Saguenay River. They named the river for

336-484: The interior part of the RCM. There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM: Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: Saguenay River The Saguenay River ( French : Rivière Saguenay , [ʁivjɛʁ saɡnɛ] ) is a major river of Quebec , Canada. It drains Lac Saint-Jean in

357-540: 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 the Saguenay's tributary rivers from July 18 to 21, 1996, devastated

378-606: 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 is here that the Aluminum Bridge is located. Between Chicoutimi and Jonquière, the two spillway weirs  [ fr ] come together to form

399-627: 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 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

420-408: The site in 1535 during his second voyage. He found Innu people using it as 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

441-691: 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, 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

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