Sagard | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec |
Coordinates: | 48.0333°N -74°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | unspecified |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 211.80 |
Area Land Km2: | 204.59 |
Population Total: | 110 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.5 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
Population Blank1: | 15.4% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 91 |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Sagard is an unorganized territory and hamlet in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality. The hamlet of Sagard (48.0297°N -70.0672°W) is located on the eastern banks of the Little Saguenay River, along Route 170 between Saint-Siméon and Petit-Saguenay.
The territory is characterized by a hilly terrain, dotted with many small lakes. Its elevation ranges from 274m (899feet) at Lake David in the north-east, to 640m (2,100feet) at the summit of Mount Chicot.
The territory and hamlet are named after the geographic township of Sagard, which was proclaimed in 1919 and named in honour of Théodat Sagard, a missionary of the Recollects order who is mainly remembered for his writings on New France and the Hurons.[3]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 54 (total dwellings: 91)
The Desmarais family has a large estate in Sagard.