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Jonquière, Saguenay — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Jonquière is a borough of Saguenay on the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada.
About Jonquière
Where to stay in Jonquière
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Arvida is the part of Jonquière that most rewards a bed. The Arvida Heritage Site covers a planned company town whose downtown carries its own separate protected designation, and the Arvida aluminium Bridge is listed among the borough's landmarks, which gives that quarter more to walk to than the residential streets further out. Chicoutimi lies close. A room anywhere in Jonquière still reaches the rest of Saguenay and the river quickly.
About Jonquière
What are the main landmarks in Jonquière?
Church buildings dominate the list. Jonquière's protected sites include Église Saint-Mathias, Église Saint-Raphaël de Jonquière, Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus and the heritage designations attached to Saint-Dominique, Saint-Georges, Saint-Jacques, Saint-Laurent and Saint-Matthieu. The Arvida aluminium Bridge breaks that pattern.
Alongside it stand the Arvida Heritage Site, the Ancien marché d'Arvida and Maison Jean-Maurice-Coulombe, together with the designation given to the town built in 135 days.
What is the history of Jonquière?
Jonquière became a borough in 2002. The formation of the city of Saguenay brought it together with Chicoutimi and the other boroughs, and the older municipality it had been carried the official name Saint-Dominique de Jonquière. Arvida adds a second history.
Its heritage site preserves a company town whose construction is recorded in the designation for the town built in 135 days, while the parish churches named for Saint-Georges, Saint-Jacques and Saint-Laurent keep their own protections across the borough.
Where is Jonquière?
The Saguenay River runs through. Jonquière is one of Saguenay's boroughs, sitting on the river beside neighbouring Chicoutimi in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
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Updated August 2026