Vallée-Jonction Explained

Vallée-Jonction
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:46.3667°N -125°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:La Nouvelle-Beauce
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:March 22, 1989
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Patricia Drouin
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Beauce
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Beauce-Nord
Area Total Km2:25.90
Area Land Km2:25.32
Population Total:1864
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:73.1
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 0.6%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:862
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0S 3J0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways
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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.

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:

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