Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

It’s huge!

In this land of extremes, there’s no shortage of horizons. They say the playground here is as vast as the ear-to-ear smiles of the locals, whose contagious joy for life knows no bounds. Whether you're relaxing by a majestic lake that feels like the sea, or diving into the ancient story of a 950-million-year-old fjord, the journey is grand, and the adventure, limitless.

• Area: 95 762 km²
• Main cities: Saguenay (145 745 people), Alma (31 011 people), Dolbeau-Mistassini (14 218 people), Saint-Félicien (10 291 people), Roberval (10 023 people)

For more informations: Tourisme Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Cégeps in the region

• Cégep de Chicoutimi
  
• Collège d'Alma
• Cégep de Jonquière
• Cégep de St-Félicien
  

Economy

• Agriculture, fisheries and food: major dairy, grain, livestock, and fruit (blueberry) production; freezing plants, cheese and deli factories; farm stands and agrotourism
• Natural resource development: forestry and wood processing, primary metal production (aluminum), hydroelectricity, metal product manufacturing, construction and engineering

Excellence and innovation: northern agriculture, aluminum processing, ecotourism, adventure tourism

For more informations: Services Québec

Key Features

• 277 209 residents
• Whales
• Forests
• Kayaking
• Hiking
• Zoo