Sagard, Quebec

Sagard
Unorganized territory
Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM.
Sagard Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°02′N 70°04′W / 48.033°N 70.067°WCoordinates: 48°02′N 70°04′W / 48.033°N 70.067°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Charlevoix-Est
Constituted	unspecified
Government[2]
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area[2][3]
• Total	211.80 km^2 (81.78 sq mi)
• Land	207.04 km^2 (79.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	117
• Density	0.6/km^2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	18.2%
• Dwellings	64
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 170

Sagard is an unorganized territory and hamlet in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality. The hamlet of Sagard (48°01′47″N 70°04′02″W / 48.02972°N 70.06722°W) is located on the eastern banks of the Little Saguenay River, along Route 170 between Saint-Siméon and Petit-Saguenay.

History

The territory and hamlet are named after the geographic township of Sagard, which was proclaimed in 1919 and named in honour of Théodat Sagard, a missionary of the Recollect order who is mainly remembered for his writings on New France and the Hurons.^[4]

Geography

The territory is characterized by a hilly terrain, dotted with many small lakes. Its elevation ranges from 274 meters (899 ft) at Lake David in the north-east, to 640 meters (2,100 ft) at the summit of Mount Chicot.^[4]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Sagard, Quebec[5]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 223 —     1996 165 −26.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 160 −3.0% 2006 143 −10.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 117 −18.2%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 50 (total dwellings: 64)

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 149770 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Sagard
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Sagard census profile
4. "Sagard (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census