Val-Joli
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Val-Joli (French pronunciation: [val ʒɔli]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Val-Joli | |
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 Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM | |
  Val-Joli Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.6°N 71.97°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurent Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.20 km2 (35.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 91.24 km2 (35.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,501 |
| • Density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 641 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-143  R-249 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
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Language
Mother tongue (2011)[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 1,440 | 95.7% |
| English only | 50 | 3.3% |
| English and French | 10 | 0.7% |
| Non-official languages | 5 | 0.3% |
Notable residents
- Christian Savoie, (born 1976 in Val-Joli), winner of Canada's Strongest Man and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.
