Saguenay County, Quebec
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Saguenay County, Quebec is an historical county in Quebec. It generally consisted of all of Quebec east of Tadoussac
and north of the Saint Lawrence River
. The county seat was also Tadoussac. Today, the county is found in the Regional County Municipalities
of La Haute-Côte-Nord
, Manicouagan
, Sept-Rivières
, Minganie
and Basse-Côte-Nord.
Tadoussac, Quebec
Tadoussac is a village in Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saguenay rivers. It was France's first trading post on the mainland of New France and an important trading post in the seventeenth century, making it the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in...
and north of the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
. The county seat was also Tadoussac. Today, the county is found in the Regional County Municipalities
Regional county municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM is used in Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units. In most cases, they are also census divisions. Regional County Municipalities are a supralocal type of "Regional Municipality" and are still commonly referred to as...
of La Haute-Côte-Nord
La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Haute-Côte-Nord is a Regional County Municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence where the Saguenay River flows into it. The Regional County Municipality seat is at Les Escoumins. The municipality has a land area of and a 2006 census population...
, Manicouagan
Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Manicouagan is a Regional County Municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau...
, Sept-Rivières
Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Sept-Rivières is a regional county municipality of Quebec, Canada, in the Côte-Nord region. Its county seat is Sept-Îles.-Geography:Sept-Rivières is located in the central part of Côte-Nord...
, Minganie
Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Minganie is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada. The regional seat is Havre-Saint-Pierre. Anticosti Island is included within this region. It has a land area of ....
and Basse-Côte-Nord.