Aston-Jonction
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Aston-Jonction (French pronunciation: [astɔn ʒɔ̃ksjɔ̃]), formerly known in English as Aston Junction,[5] is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec, Canada.[6] The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 441.
Aston-Jonction | |
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| Motto: Travailler et bâtir ensemble ("To Work and Build Together") | |
 Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. | |
  Aston-Jonction Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°14′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | March 26, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christine Gaudet |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 441 |
| • Density | 16.8/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4% |
| • Dwellings | 180 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www.aston-jonction.ca |
Demographics
Infrastructure
The Aston Junction railway station of Canadian National Railway was served by The Scotian passenger train in 1954.[9] It was 88.8 miles by rail from Montreal.[9]