Bégin, Quebec

Bégin
Bégin
Municipality
	Bégin Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
	Coordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
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	189.67 km2 (73.23 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	851
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.0%
• Dwellings	491
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0V 1B0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.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.^[4]

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"Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 77509". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
[2]
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]
"Bégin census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
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"Bégin - Bégin (Municipalité)".

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Bégin Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°40′N 71°20′W^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
Settled	1910s
Constituted	February 8, 1922
Government ^[2]
• Mayor	Gérald Savard
• Federal riding	Jonquière—Alma
• Prov. riding	Dubuc
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	195.60 km² (75.52 sq mi)
• Land	189.67 km² (73.23 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	851
• Density	4.5/km² (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.0%
• Dwellings	491
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0V 1B0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.begin.ca