Vallée-Jonction
Vallée-Jonction | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | March 22, 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Réal Bisson |
| • 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 (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,940 |
| • Density | 76.6/km2 (198/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 851 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
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 1,895 as of 2009.
In 1881, the Lévis and Kennebec Railway opens a train station between Sainte-Marie and Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce named Beauce-Jonction. When the Quebec Central Railway buys it in 1882, Beauce-Jonction becomes one of the most important train stations on the Lévis-Sherbrooke line.
In 1900, the parish of L'Enfant-Jésus is constituted and part of its territory will be 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 changes its name to Vallée-Jonction in 1949. L'Enfant-Jésus and Vallée-Jonction amalgamate in 1989 to form the actual municipality.
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References
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 26015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Vallée-Jonction (Code 2426015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 224194". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.