Everything about Chicoutimi Quebec totally explained
Chicoutimi is one of the three
boroughs of
Saguenay, Quebec,
Canada, and was a separate city in its own right until 2002.
Situated at the
confluence of
Chicoutimi and
Saguenay Rivers, the placename is derived from
Shkoutimeou, meaning "the end of the deep water" in the
Montagnais dialect.
Located 225 kilometres north of
Quebec City, it's home to a branch of the
Université du Québec.
History
The site of the actual Chicoutimi was established in
1676 as a
French trading post in the
fur trade.
Founded in 1842, by
Peter McLeod, Chicoutimi especially developed at the beginning of the 20th century as an industrial city based on pulp production.
Since the
1930's economic crisis, the city became an administrative and commercial center. The
Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay was founded in Chicoutimi in 1967.
In 2002 the neighbouring cities of Chicoutimi,
Jonquière and
La Baie consolidated into a new city of
Saguenay. After the merger, Chicoutimi is considered a borough of Saguenay. (See also:
Municipal reorganization in Quebec) Chicoutimi's
sister city was
Camrose in
Alberta, which then became Saguenay's sister city.
Timeline
Demographics
Population (2001): 65,450 (2001 statistics)
Most spoken language: French
Most practiced religion: Roman Catholic (It is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi)
Political Geography
Cities which surround Chicoutimi :
La Baie (15 kilometers east)
Jonquière (5 kilometers west)
Laterrière (12 kilometers south)
Canton-Tremblay (10 kilometers north)
Shipshaw
Kénogami
Saint-Honoré-de-Chicoutimi
Saint-Ambroise-de-Chicoutimi
Saint-David-de-Falardeau
Saint-Fulgence-de-l'Anse-aux-Foins
Neighbourhoods
Bassin
St-Joachim
Côte de la réserve
St-Antoine
St-Paul
Murdock
Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay
Des Oiseaux
Des Écrivains
Jardins Talbot
Plateau des Saguenéens
St-Anne (Chicoutimi-Nord)
Sainte-Claire (Chicoutimi-Nord)
St-Luc (Chicoutimi-Nord)
Ste-Geneviève (Chicoutimi-Nord)
Saint-Nom-de-Jésus (Rivière-du-Moulin)
St-Isidore (Rivière-du-Moulin)
Physical Geography
Hydrography
Saguenay River
The Saguenay river tide is present in Chicoutimi.
Two bridges cross the Saguenay river in Chicoutimi:
St-Anne (footbridge)
Dubuc bridge
Rivière-aux-rats
The seven-mile river crosses the Rosaire-Gautier park and passes under downtown Chicoutimi.
Once a larger river, draining of the land for agriculture left it as a creek. It was causing problems because it was swelling swiftly and flooded the downtown. That, coupled with the fact that it had become an open sewer, forced the city to canalize it partly in 1928.
Langevin River
Also known as Rivière-du-Moulin.
Separates the two neighbourhoods of what used to be the town of Rivière-du-Moulin, lower (St-Nom-de-Jésus) and upper (St-Isidore) which are now parts of Chicoutimi.
Surrounded by Rivière-du-Moulin park.
Crossed through three minor bridges.
Chicoutimi River
Important industrial river that originates from the Kenogami Lake. At the end of the 19th century, the Compagnie de pulpe de Chicoutimi (Chicoutimi pulp company) was created by french-canadian investors.
They chose the Chicoutimi river to transport the logs from the Laurentian Highlands to the Pulperie.
Today, the Pulperie is a museum and the city of Chicoutimi obtains its drinkable water from this river.
Steep Roads
Chicoutimi contains one of the steepest roads in Canada, if not all of North America. Côte-St-Ange, which connects the centre of the city with the Cote de la Reserve neighborhood above La Pulperie Museum, has an 18 degree grade. This is comparable to Filbert Street in San Francisco or Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Sports Teams
The city has been home to the QMJHL's Chicoutimi Saguenéens since 1973. They play at the Centre Georges-Vézina.
Famous Residents
Arthur VilleneuveFurther Information
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