Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after reverend Janvier Lachance, missionary who will serve the parish from 1914 to 1926. "Joly" honours Quebec premier Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière and owner of the seigneurie of Lotbinière, in which part of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly's territory lay.

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 71°40′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1944
Government
[2]
 • MayorBernard Fortier
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total111.40 km2 (43.01 sq mi)
 • Land109.88 km2 (42.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,079
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.7%
 • Dwellings
500
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1M0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.municipalite
dejoly.com

The post office, opened in 1924, is called Joly, name under which the municipality is most commonly known.

References
  1. "Reference number 56808 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 33065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.


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