Bégin, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
48°40′N 71°20′W / 48.667°N 71.333°W / 48.667; -71.333[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanRCMLe Fjord-du-SaguenaySettled1910sConstitutedFebruary 8, 1922Government • MayorGérald Savard • Federal ridingJonquière—Alma • Prov. ridingDubucArea • Total195.60 km2 (75.52 sq mi) • Land190.58 km2 (73.58 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total868 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 0.7% • Dwellings
431Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area codes418 and 581HighwaysNo major routesClimateDfbWebsitewww.begin.ca

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

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 77509". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b "Bégin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  4. ^ "Bégin - Bégin (Municipalité)".


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