Saguenay, Quebec

The city was formed on February 18, 2002, by the merger of the cities of Chicoutimi, Jonquière, La Baie[?], and Laterrière[?], along with the municipalities of Lac-Kénogami and Shipshaw and part of the township of Tremblay.

The city is divided into three boroughs:

• Chicoutimi (territories of Chicoutimi, Laterrière, and Tremblay township);
• Jonquière (territories of Jonquière, Lac-Kénogami, and Shipshaw);
• La Baie (territory of La Baie).

The mayor of Saguenay is Jean Tremblay.

The term "the Saguenay" is used for the whole Saguenay River region. See Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. It is also used for a federal electoral district (riding), currently Lac-Saint-Jean--Saguenay; as of 2004, the northern part of the city will become the riding of Du Saguenay.

See List of communities in Quebec.