Chicoutimi is one of the three boroughs (arrondissement in French) of the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of Chicoutimi river and Saguenay River. The name is derived from Shkoutimeou, meaning the end of the deep water in the Montagnais dialect. Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city (2001 population: 148,050) in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about 200 kilometres north of Quebec City. ... Confluence of Rhine and Mosel at Koblenz In geography, a confluence describes the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. ... The Saguenay River is a major river of Quebec, Canada. ...

History

The site of the actual Chicoutimi was established in 1676 as a French trading post in the fur trade. Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An Alberta fur trader in the 1890s. ...

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. The Great Depression was an economic downturn which started in 1929 (although its effects were not fully felt until late 1930) and lasted through most of the 1930s. ... The Conservatoire de Musique de Saguenay (Saguenay Music Conservatory) is located in Chicoutimi, Province of Quebec, Canada. ...

Timeline

• 1676 - Establishment of a trading post and catholic mission
• August 24th 1842 - Foundation of Chicoutimi
• 1893 - Roberval-Chicoutimi railroad is finished
• 1967 - Conservatoire de musique de Saguenay founded
• 1969 - UQAC founded.
• 1972 - Host city for the Québec summer games
• 1996 - Saguenay Flood

Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Conservatoire de Musique de Saguenay (Saguenay Music Conservatory) is located in Chicoutimi, Province of Quebec, Canada. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Université du Québec à Chicoutimi is a branch of the Université du Québec in Saguenay, Quebec. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Saguenay Flood (in French: le déluge du Saguenay) was a series of flash floods that hit the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada on July 19 and 20, 1996. ...

Population

City of 65 450 (2001 statistics)

Most spoken Language : French

Most practiced Religion : Roman Catholic

Political Geography

Located 225 kilometres north of Quebec City on the Saguenay River in the Canadian province of Quebec. Motto : « Don de Dieu feray valoir Â» (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Site in the province of Quebec Official logo Country  Canada Province Québec Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Constitution date 1833 Geographical code 24 23027 Founder Foundation... The Saguenay River is a major river of Quebec, Canada. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of...

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

La Baie was a city in northeastern Quebec, Canada where the Rivière à Mars flows into the Baie des Ha! Ha!, a bay of the Saguenay River. ... Jonquière was a city on the Saguenay River in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, near Chicoutimi. ... Le village étudié Lieu de passage le long de la route qui mène au lac Saint-Jean, Laterrière a été fondée en 1846 par le père oblat, Jean-Baptiste Honorat. ...

City neighbourhoods

• Bassin
• St-Anne
• St-Joachim
• Côte de la réserve
• Saint-Nom-de-Jésus
• Rivière-du-Moulin
• Murdock
• Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay
• Des Oiseaux
• Des Écrivains
• Chicoutimi-Nord
• Plateau
• Sainte-Claire
• St-Luc
• Ste-Geneviève

Physical Geography

Hydrography

La Pulperie on Chicoutimi river

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Saguenay River

The Saguenay river tide is present in Chicoutimi.

Two bridges cross the Saguenay river in Chicoutimi:

• St-Anne (pedestrians only)
• Dubuc bridge

Rivière-aux-rats (Muskrats river)

River that crosses the Rosaire-Gautier park and passes under downtown Chicoutimi.

Langevin River

Also known as Rivière-du-Moulin (Mill River).

Separates the two neighbourhoods of what used to be the town of Rivière-du-Moulin, lower and upper Rivière-du-Moulin 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. Kenogami Lake Kenogami Lake (Kenogami mean Long lake in the Montagnais dialect )(fr: Lac Kénogami) is a long lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands (3390 km2, 11m to 62m deep). ...

They chose the Chicoutimi river to transport the logs from the Laurentian Highlands to the Pulperie. The Laurentian Highlands consist of a landmass that extends from the Gatineau and Ottawa rivers in the west to beyond the Saguenay River in the east, with an elevation ranging from 400 metres to more that 1000 metres (about 1300 to 3300 feet) in Laurentides Provincial Park north of Quebec...

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. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (French: la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec, abbreviated QMJHL in English, LHJMQ in French) is one of the three Major Junior A Tier I hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. ... The Chicoutimi Saguenéens are a major junior hockey team of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. ... The Centre Georges-Vézina is a 4,650-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicoutimi, Quebec Canada. ...

Merger

In 2002 the neighbouring cities of Chicoutimi, Jonquière and La Baie consolidated into a new city officially called Ville de Saguenay. Chicoutimi is now considered an arrondissement of the Ville de Saguenay. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Jonquière was a city on the Saguenay River in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, near Chicoutimi. ... La Baie was a city in northeastern Quebec, Canada where the Rivière à Mars flows into the Baie des Ha! Ha!, a bay of the Saguenay River. ... Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city (2001 population: 148,050) in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about 200 kilometres north of Quebec City. ...

Sister City

Chicoutimi's Sister City is Camrose in Alberta. Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... Camrose, a Canadian city, is situated in Central Alberta, amidst some of the richest farmland in the prairies. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total...