Vallée-Jonction

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Vallée-Jonction
Municipality
L'Enfant-Jésus church and presbytery.
L'Enfant-Jésus church and presbytery.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Vallée-Jonction is located in Southern Quebec
Vallée-Jonction
Vallée-Jonction
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°55′W / 46.367°N 70.917°W / 46.367; -70.917[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedMarch 22, 1989
Government
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 • MayorPatricia Drouin[2]
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
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 • Total
25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
 • Land25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total
1,864
 • Density73.1/km2 (189/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0.6%
 • Dwellings
862
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 3J0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways
A-73
R-112
R-173
Websitewww.vallee
jonction.qc.ca

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]

History

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The station, in 1945.

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

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Lakes & Rivers

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The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 224194". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Organisation municipale | Municipalité de Vallée-Jonction". www.valleejonction.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  3. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 26015". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  4. ^ "Vallée-Jonction (Code 2426015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ 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.