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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.
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Where to stay in Jonquière
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
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.
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Arvida
The Arvida Heritage Site and the separately protected downtown of Arvida stand side by side, so a bed in this quarter of Jonquière opens onto a planned company town rather than an ordinary suburb.Find hotels in ArvidaVisitors touring Jonquière's protected parish churchesAround Église Saint-Mathias
Église Saint-Mathias carries a heritage designation of its own and stands among the parish sites of Saint-Dominique and Saint-Raphaël, which makes the streets nearby the natural base for a church circuit.Find hotels in Around Église Saint-MathiasHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
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Churches & Religious Sites
4- Église Saint-Mathias Heritage
- Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus Heritage
- Church of St Dominic Heritage
- Church of St George Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Maison Jean-Maurice-Coulombe Heritage
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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.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Jonquière?
Arvida: Stays built around the Arvida Heritage Site. Around Église Saint-Mathias: Visitors touring Jonquière's protected parish churches.
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Updated September 2026