Vallée-Jonction

Vallée-Jonction is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,864 as of 2021.[5]

The station, in 1945.

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[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedMarch 22, 1989
Government
[2]
 • MayorPatricia Drouin[3]
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][4]
 • Total25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
 • Land25.32 km2 (9.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[5]
 • Total1,864
 • 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 code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-73
R-112
R-173
Websitewww.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 of the same name, but 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

Lakes & Rivers

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

References
  1. "Reference number 224194 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 26015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Organisation municipale | Municipalité de Vallée-Jonction". www.valleejonction.qc.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  4. "Vallée-Jonction (Code 2426015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. 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.



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