Vallée-Jonction
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Vallée-Jonction (French pronunciation: [vale ʒɔ̃ksjɔ̃]) is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population of 1,864 as of 2021.[5]
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Vallée-Jonction | |
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L'Enfant-Jésus church and presbytery. | |
 Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM. | |
  Vallée-Jonction Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°55′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | March 22, 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patricia Drouin[3] |
| • 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 (2021)[5] | |
• Total | 1,864 |
| • Density | 73.1/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.6% |
| • Dwellings | 862 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways  A-73 |  R-112  R-173 |
| Website | www.vallee jonction.qc.ca |
History
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 that has the same name but is 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:
- Chaudière River a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic.
- Morency River a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River.