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Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

Coordinates: 46°29′N 71°40′W / 46.483°N 71.667°W / 46.483; -71.667
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Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 71°40′W / 46.483°N 71.667°W / 46.483; -71.667[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1944
Government
 • MayorBernard Fortier
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total111.40 km2 (43.01 sq mi)
 • Land109.88 km2 (42.42 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,079
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.7%
 • Dwellings
500
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.municipalite
dejoly.com

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,079 as of 2021.

It is named after Reverend Janvier Lachance, a missionary, who served the parish from 1914 to 1926. "Joly" honours Quebec Premier Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, the owner of the seigneurie of Lotbinière, which inluded Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

The post office, opened in 1924, is called Joly, name under which the municipality is most commonly known.

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56808". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.