Sagard is an unorganized territory and hamlet in the Capitale-Nationale

Capitale-Nationale

Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2...

 region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality

Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Charlevoix-Est is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Clermont.According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:*Population: 16,624*% Change : -1.9*Dwellings: 6,893...

. The hamlet of Sagard (48°01′47"N 70°04′02"W) is located on the eastern banks of the Little Saguenay River, along Route 170

Quebec route 170

Route 170 is a major east/west highway on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, and it parallels the Saguenay River on the south side of it...

 between Saint-Siméon

Saint-Siméon, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec

Saint-Siméon is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1869, it was named after Saint Simeon of Jerusalem....

 and Petit-Saguenay

Petit-Saguenay, Quebec

Petit-Saguenay is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. The municipality, located on Route 170 near L'Anse-Saint-Jean, had a population of 828 in the Canada 2001 Census, which dropped to 780 in the 2006 census.-References:...

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The territory and hamlet are named after the geographic township of Sagard, which was proclaimed in 1919 and named in honour of Théodat Sagard

Gabriel Sagard

Gabriel Sagard, baptized Théodat was a Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Récollets order who is notable for his writings on New France and the Hurons . Sagard's origins, and the dates of his birth and death are obscure...

, a missionary of the Recollect

Recollets

The Récollets were a French branch of the Roman Catholic order, the Franciscans , which developed out of a reform movement that began in the 15th century in Spain and established itself in France in Tulle in 1585, at Nevers in 1592, at Limoges in 1596 and in Paris in 1603...

order who is mainly remembered for his writings on New France and the Hurons.

The territory is characterized by a hilly terrain, dotted with many small lakes. Its elevation ranges from 274 metres (899 ft) at Lake David in the north-east, to 640 metres (2,099.7 ft) at the summit of Mount Chicot.

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 143 (2001 to 2006 population change: -10.6 %)
• Population in 2001: 160
• Population in 1996: 165
• Population in 1991: 223

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 55 (total dwellings: 69)