Chicoutimi

Chicoutimi is an arrondissement (English: Borough ) of the city of Saguenay and was until 2002 an independent town. Chicoutimi is located at the confluence of the Saguenay and the Chicoutimi in the Saguenay- Lac -Saint- Jean, Québec, Canada.

In 2005, the district had 60 008 inhabitants. Chicoutimi is the administrative center of the city of Saguenay, the seat of a Catholic diocese and the seat of the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi ( UQAC ).

The name comes from the Chicoutimi Innuwort Shkoutimeou and means " to where the water is deep " ( Chicoutimi is at the upper end of the Saguenay Fjord ).

History

The site was visited by the Jesuits from 1673 onwards. In the summer of 1676 fur traders who established a trading post. The city itself was founded on August 24, 1842 by Peter McLeod, after a concession to the Hudson's Bay Company had expired, which forbade colonization.

The town developed in the early 20th century, primarily industrial with a large pulp mill. As of the 1929 global economic crisis Chicoutimi was always more of a regional commercial and administrative center.

In 2002, the city merged with the neighboring towns and municipalities to the new city of Saguenay.

Famous sons of the city

• François Carrier ( born 1961 ), jazz and improvisational musicians
• Marc Gagnon ( born 1975 ), speed skaters
• John Kricfalusi ( born 1955 ), artist
• Georges Vézina (1887-1926), ice hockey player