Bégin, Quebec

Bégin
Municipality
Bégin

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W / 48.667°N 71.333°W / 48.667; -71.333Coordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W / 48.667°N 71.333°W / 48.667; -71.333[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled 1910s
Constituted February 8, 1922
Government[2]
  Mayor Gérald Savard
  Federal riding Jonquière—Alma
  Prov. riding Dubuc
Area[2][3]
  Total 195.60 km2 (75.52 sq mi)
  Land 190.58 km2 (73.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 868
  Density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.7%
  Dwellings 431
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0V 1B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.begin.ca

Bégin is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is named after Louis-Nazaire Bégin.

See also

References

  1. Reference number 77509 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Bégin
  3. 1 2 "Bégin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-28.




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