Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°29′N 71°40′W / 46.483°N 71.667°W / 46.483; -71.667^[1]Country

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLotbinièreConstitutedJanuary 1, 1944Government

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• MayorBernard Fortier • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Prov. ridingLotbinière-FrontenacArea

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• Total111.40 km² (43.01 sq mi) • Land109.88 km² (42.42 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total1,079 • Density9.8/km² (25/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

9.7% • Dwellings

500Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

Area code(s)418 and 581Websitewww.municipalite
dejoly.com

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after reverend Janvier Lachance, missionary who will serve the parish from 1914 to 1926. "Joly" honours Quebec premier Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière and owner of the seigneurie of Lotbinière, in which part of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly's territory lay.

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

References

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