Vallée-Jonction is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,864 as of 2021.[5]

Vallée-Jonction
Municipality
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 [2]
• Mayor	Patricia Drouin[3]
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Nord
Area [2][4]
• 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)	G0S 3J0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-73	Route 112 Route 173
Website	www.vallee jonction.qc.ca

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 of the same name, but 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.

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire