Bégin | |
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Coordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W / 48.667°N 71.333°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
Settled | 1910s |
Constituted | February 8, 1922 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gérald Savard |
• Federal riding | Jonquière—Alma |
• Prov. riding | Dubuc |
Area | |
• Total | 195.60 km2 (75.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 190.58 km2 (73.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 868 |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 431 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Bégin is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is named after Louis-Nazaire Bégin, and was first settled by families from Tadoussac around 1915. they like to throq rocks at english people, [4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 77509". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Bégin Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Bégin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Bégin - Bégin (Municipalité)".