Mont-Joli

Ville de Mont-Joli
—  City  —
Ville de Mont-Joli
Coordinates: 48°35′13″N 68°11′35″W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
MRC	La Mitis
Established	1880
Government
• Type	City
• Mayor	Jean Bélanger
• Governing Body
• MP
• MNA
Area
• Total	24.455 km2 (9.442 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,665
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Via-Rail Station

Mont-Joli is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is the county seat. The city is located east of Rimouski near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

According to the Canada 2011 Census:

• Population: 6,665
• % Change (2006–2011): +1.5
• Dwellings: 3,138
• Area (km²): 24.455 km²
• Density (persons per km²): 272.6

History

In 1867, the main condition for New Brunswick and Nova-Scotia entering into the Canadian confédération was, to be linked to the rest of the country by the railroad. In 1868, work began and the authorities decided to have the railroad turn at Saint-Octave-de-Métis, in Gaspésie. However, this village, because of its rugged landscape, was not suitable to receive the train station and maintenance shops. The engineers turned to the higher 2nd farming rank of Sainte-Flavie, and the train station was named Sainte-Flavie-Station. In 1880, Sainte-Flavie-Station became separate and was named Mont-Joli, name which the first settlers had originally used to describe the area.

Transportation

Mont-Joli is the easternmost end of Autoroute 20, whose segment connects with the city of Rimouski. Route 132 runs through the centre of Mont-Joli as part of a loop that circumnavigates the Gaspé Peninsula; it is located about 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Sainte-Flavie, where Route 132 intersects with itself.

Mont-Joli is also served by the Mont-Joli Airport and Mont-Joli railway station.

Notables

• Joseph-Adalbert Landry: One of the inventors of the snowauto, patented in 1923
• Bertrand Dandonneau: Inventor of tights
• René Dupéré: Composer for Cirque du Soleil
• Robert Piché: Airline pilot in Mont-Joli, involved in the 236 Air Transat incident
• Donald Dufresne: Ex-NHL hockey player and assistant manager to the Rimouski Océanic
• Pierre Labrie: Writer
• Micheline Morisset: Writer
• Gervais Rioux: Olympic cyclist (Seoul, 1988)
• Gaétan D'Amours: Mr. Québec 1960, Mr. Canada 1961, Mr. America 1961, Mr. Universe 1967 (5th place)
• Claudine Desrosiers: Researcher for Worker Relations
• Jacques Lelièvre: Karting pilot
• Danielle Doyer: Politician
• Tommy Gagnon: Musician, music group Delta 20
• Maurice Lamontagne: Economist and Canadian Senator
• Anthony Bérubé: Radio and television columnist

Climate

Climate data for Mont-Joli
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13 (55)	12.4 (54.3)	20 (68)	29.1 (84.4)	31.4 (88.5)	33.3 (91.9)	35.9 (96.6)	33.3 (91.9)	32.2 (90.0)	26.7 (80.1)	21.8 (71.2)	16.7 (62.1)	35.9 (96.6)
Average high °C (°F)	−7.8 (18.0)	−6.5 (20.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	5.4 (41.7)	13.5 (56.3)	19.8 (67.6)	22.7 (72.9)	21.3 (70.3)	16 (61)	9.1 (48.4)	2.4 (36.3)	−4.6 (23.7)	7.5 (45.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−12.3 (9.9)	−10.9 (12.4)	−5 (23)	1.6 (34.9)	8.5 (47.3)	14.4 (57.9)	17.5 (63.5)	16.2 (61.2)	11.4 (52.5)	5.3 (41.5)	−0.7 (30.7)	−8.3 (17.1)	3.1 (37.6)
Average low °C (°F)	−16.7 (1.9)	−15.2 (4.6)	−9 (16)	−2.3 (27.9)	3.4 (38.1)	9 (48)	12.2 (54.0)	11.1 (52.0)	6.7 (44.1)	1.5 (34.7)	−3.8 (25.2)	−12 (10)	−1.3 (29.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−33.3 (−27.9)	−31.1 (−24.0)	−29.4 (−20.9)	−19.9 (−3.8)	−12.2 (10.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	0.8 (33.4)	1.8 (35.2)	−5 (23)	−8.4 (16.9)	−18.3 (−0.9)	−30.6 (−23.1)	−33.3 (−27.9)
Precipitation mm (inches)	79.8 (3.142)	59.1 (2.327)	69.4 (2.732)	63.3 (2.492)	84 (3.31)	73.5 (2.894)	84.6 (3.331)	89.1 (3.508)	77.8 (3.063)	83.9 (3.303)	77.7 (3.059)	86.7 (3.413)	928.9 (36.571)
Source: Environment Canada

External links

• City website