Saguenayis a city in theSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jeanregion ofQuebec,Canada, on theSaguenay River, about 200 kilometres (120mi) north ofQuebec Cityby overland route. It is about 126 kilometres (78mi) upriver and northwest ofTadoussac, located at the confluence with theSt. Lawrence River. This city was formed in 2002 by a merger and annexation of smaller jurisdictions, including Chicoutimi, founded by the French in 1676.
The city of Saguenay constitutes aterritory equivalent to a regional county municipality(TE); its geographical code is 941. Together with theregional county municipalityofLe Fjord-du-Saguenay, it forms thecensus division(CD) ofLe Saguenay-et-son-Fjord(94). The mayor of Saguenay isJean Tremblay, who served as mayor ofChicoutimibefore the merger. Prior to its use as the name of the city, the term "the Saguenay" or (less commonly) "Saguenay Valley" had already been used for the whole Saguenay River region (seeSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean). Saguenay is the seat of thejudicial districtof Chicoutimi.
