Val-Joli, Quebec
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Val-Joli | |
---|---|
Municipality | |
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM. | |
Val-Joli | |
Coordinates: 45°36′N 71°58′W / 45.600°N 71.967°WCoordinates: 45°36′N 71°58′W / 45.600°N 71.967°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Laurent Tremblay |
• Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
• Prov. riding | Richmond |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 92.20 km2 (35.60 sq mi) |
• Land | 91.24 km2 (35.23 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,501 |
• Density | 16.5/km2 (43/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.5% |
• Dwellings | 641 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J1S 0E8 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways |
Route 143 Route 249 |
Website | www.municipalite.val-joli.qc.ca |
Val-Joli is a municipality in Quebec.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
---|---|---|
2011 | 1,501 | 1.5% |
2006 | 1,479 | 3.5% |
2001 | 1,532 | 0.3% |
1996 | 1,536 | 1.7% |
1991 | 1,511 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue (2011)[3]
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
---|---|---|
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.
References
- ↑ Reference number 255707 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 42095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "(Code 2442095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
Cleveland | Saint-Claude | |||
Melbourne | Stoke | |||
| ||||
Windsor Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton |
Sherbrooke |
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.