Administrative region
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
49 municipalities, population 284,017.
Spending per capita$3,050+1% compared with the Québec average
Long-term debt per capita$3,500+17% compared with the Québec average
Average taxes per dwelling, median, 2024$1,912Québec median: $1,941
Sum of each municipality's latest financial report (2024, 2025). Per capita amounts only count municipalities that filed a report. Spending and debt of the RCMs themselves are not included.
Municipal spending per capita, by RCM
Source: Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, Financial profile and financial reports of municipalities, dataset updated 24 October 2026.
Municipalities
Amounts from each municipality's latest financial report.
| Municipality | RCM or territory | Population | Taxes per dwelling | Spending per capita | Debt per capita | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saguenay | Outside an RCM | 151,972 | $2,398 | $3,309 | $4,371 | 2025 |
| Alma | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 30,889 | $1,712 | $2,963 | $1,272 | 2025 |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini | Maria-Chapdelaine | 13,746 | $2,218 | $2,554 | $2,589 | 2025 |
| Saint-Félicien | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 10,392 | $2,228 | $2,527 | $2,884 | 2025 |
| Roberval | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 9,872 | $1,912 | $2,653 | $3,214 | 2025 |
| Saint-Honoré | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 6,875 | $2,320 | $2,016 | $3,725 | 2025 |
| Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 4,248 | $2,174 | $2,498 | $2,926 | 2025 |
| Saint-Ambroise | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 4,153 | $2,361 | $1,994 | $1,345 | 2024 |
| Saint-David-de-Falardeau | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 3,089 | $1,558 | $3,287 | $5,173 | 2025 |
| Normandin | Maria-Chapdelaine | 3,063 | $1,938 | $2,886 | $3,388 | 2025 |
| Saint-Bruno | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 2,936 | $2,550 | $2,939 | $2,867 | 2025 |
| Saint-Prime | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 2,843 | $2,293 | $2,390 | $2,162 | 2025 |
| Hébertville | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 2,518 | $2,140 | $2,583 | $3,656 | 2024 |
| Saint-Gédéon | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 2,336 | $2,335 | $2,682 | $2,096 | 2025 |
| L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 2,240 | $1,834 | $2,535 | $1,414 | 2025 |
| Saint-Fulgence | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 2,205 | $1,877 | $1,992 | $1,495 | 2025 |
| Albanel | Maria-Chapdelaine | 2,184 | $1,924 | $1,995 | $2,089 | 2025 |
| Saint-Nazaire | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 2,138 | $2,315 | $2,088 | $2,959 | 2025 |
| Chambord | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 1,800 | — | — | — | — |
| Larouche | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 1,705 | $2,276 | $2,435 | $1,586 | 2025 |
| La Doré | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 1,383 | $1,660 | $2,862 | $3,713 | 2025 |
| Labrecque | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 1,374 | $2,386 | $2,551 | $1,009 | 2025 |
| L'Anse-Saint-Jean | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 1,332 | $2,414 | $6,398 | $6,614 | 2024 |
| Hébertville-Station | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 1,282 | $2,270 | $3,020 | $3,242 | 2025 |
| Saint-Félix-d'Otis | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 1,214 | $2,138 | $2,943 | $2,089 | 2025 |
| Lac-Bouchette | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 1,205 | $1,103 | $2,657 | $1,387 | 2025 |
| Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (Maria-Chapdelaine) | Maria-Chapdelaine | 1,122 | $1,581 | $2,055 | $1,536 | 2025 |
| Girardville | Maria-Chapdelaine | 1,030 | $1,475 | $2,659 | $5,562 | 2024 |
| Desbiens | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 1,008 | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Hedwidge | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 925 | $1,237 | $2,014 | $618 | 2025 |
| Bégin | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 895 | $1,546 | $2,123 | $236 | 2025 |
| Sainte-Monique (Lac-Saint-Jean-Est) | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 868 | $1,683 | $3,958 | $3,668 | 2025 |
| Saint-Charles-de-Bourget | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 819 | $2,232 | $3,206 | $5,797 | 2025 |
| Saint-Henri-de-Taillon | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 815 | $2,557 | $3,332 | $4,295 | 2025 |
| Saint-Thomas-Didyme | Maria-Chapdelaine | 763 | $1,723 | $2,901 | $1,477 | 2025 |
| Ferland-et-Boilleau | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 723 | $1,470 | $2,773 | $350 | 2025 |
| Saint-Ludger-de-Milot | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 645 | $1,947 | $3,212 | $1,625 | 2025 |
| Saint-François-de-Sales | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 629 | $1,572 | $3,520 | $1,374 | 2024 |
| Petit-Saguenay | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 621 | $1,708 | $4,548 | $5,113 | 2025 |
| Péribonka | Maria-Chapdelaine | 544 | $1,752 | $6,435 | $9,592 | 2025 |
| Lamarche | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est | 515 | $2,188 | $4,276 | $3,051 | 2025 |
| Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay | Maria-Chapdelaine | 482 | $1,422 | $2,615 | $767 | 2025 |
| Sainte-Rose-du-Nord | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 480 | $2,257 | $4,515 | $2,372 | 2025 |
| Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean | Le Domaine-du-Roy | 477 | $1,488 | $3,469 | $1,759 | 2025 |
| Rivière-Éternité | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay | 435 | $1,402 | $4,213 | $2,137 | 2025 |
| Saint-Stanislas (Maria-Chapdelaine) | Maria-Chapdelaine | 383 | $1,459 | $3,075 | $898 | 2025 |
| Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines | Maria-Chapdelaine | 357 | $1,813 | $4,130 | $2,548 | 2025 |
| Saint-Augustin (Maria-Chapdelaine) | Maria-Chapdelaine | 330 | $1,294 | $3,153 | $2,073 | 2024 |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lorette | Maria-Chapdelaine | 157 | $857 | $6,582 | $17,323 | 2025 |
Taxes collected by these municipalities: $542.9M (latest financial reports).
Source: Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, Financial profile and financial reports of municipalities, dataset updated 24 October 2026.