Vallée-Jonction (French pronunciation: [vale ʒɔ̃ksjɔ̃]) is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population of 1,864 as of 2021.[5]
Vallée-Jonction | |
|---|---|
 L'Enfant-Jésus church and presbytery. | |
 Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM. | |
  Vallée-Jonction Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°55′W / 46.367°N 70.917°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | March 22, 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patricia Drouin[2] |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
• Total | 1,864 |
| • Density | 73.1/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.6% |
| • Dwellings | 862 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways  A-73 |  R-112  R-173 |
| Website | www.vallee jonction.qc.ca |
In 1881, the Lévis and Kennebec Railway opened a train station between Sainte-Marie and Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce named Beauce-Jonction. When the Quebec Central Railway bought it in 1882, Beauce-Jonction became one of the most important train stations on the Lévis-Sherbrooke line.
In 1900, the parish of L'Enfant-Jésus was constituted, and part of its territory was detached in 1924 to form a village that has the same name but is known locally as Beauce-Junction, after the post office opened in 1883. The village changed its name to Vallée-Jonction in 1949. L'Enfant-Jésus and Vallée-Jonction amalgamated in 1989 to form the current municipality.
Geography
editLakes & Rivers
editThe following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
- Chaudière River a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic.
- Morency River a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 224194". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Organisation municipale | Municipalité de Vallée-Jonction". www.valleejonction.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 26015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Vallée-Jonction (Code 2426015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Vallée-Jonction, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire