Chibougamau (French pronunciation: [ʃibuɡamo]) is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada.

[4] Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay.

Its remoteness from Lac Saint-Jean (over 200 km (120 mi) south-east) and Abitibi-Témiscamingue (over 250 km (160 mi) south-west) areas causes Chibougamau to provide services for a few smaller communities surrounding it (Mistissini, Oujé-Bougoumou, and Chapais) and for the regional resource-based industries.

The many trails allow for hiking, cycling, cross-country skiing, or even snowmobiling through the park's boreal forest.

It was in the early 17th century that French explorers and traders, including Charles Albanel in 1671, came to the Lake Chibougamau area.

Not until 1949 was copper first exploited,[6] with the opening of a multi-metallic mine in the area, and a permanent community was established in 1952.

While still thought of as a mining town, Chibougamau is now also the centre of a large logging and sawmill[6] industry.

The city is home to an annual "Folies frettes" festival ("Cold Follies") and a snowmobile rally.

As of 2021, Indigenous peoples, primarily First Nations and some Métis, comprised 7.8% of the population and visible minorities contributed 3.9%.

The largest visible minority groups in Chibougamau are Black (1.5%), Filipino (1.1%), and Arab (0.8%).