Baie-Sainte-Catherine
Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Quebec is a town in Quebec, Canada. The municipal's territory extends along the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers, whereas the town itself is on the small St. Catherine Bay, which is located at the confluence of these two rivers. Its elevation is 260 feet.
Baie-Sainte-Catherine | |
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Location within Charlevoix-Est RCM | |
Baie-Sainte-Catherine Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′N 69°44′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Charlevoix-Est |
| Settled | c. 1820 |
| Constituted | November 4, 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
| • Total | 416.90 km2 (160.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 232.89 km2 (89.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 184 |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 10.7% |
| • Dwellings | 125 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0T 1A0 |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 |
| Website | www |
It is the west terminus of the Baie-Ste-Catherine / Tadoussac ferry, which offers free and frequent service across the Saguenay River to Tadoussac. The ferry is part of Quebec Route 138 which is the main land link to Sept-Îles along the Côte-Nord.
Baie-Sainte-Catherine is a gateway to the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park and to the Saguenay Conservation Park. Therefore it caters to tourism, particularly to whale-watching cruises on the Saint Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers.