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Vallée-Jonction
Vallée-Jonction is a municipality in the La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, 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. In 1881, the Lévis and Kennebec Railway opened a train station between Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Sainte-Marie and Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, 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, Quebec, 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 & River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the Estrie region, it runs northwards to flow into the St. Lawrence River opposite Quebec City. Geography The river's drainage area is , initially in the Appalachian Mountains, then in the low-lands of the St. Lawrence, and include 236 lakes covering and approximately 180,000 inhabitants. Its annual medium flow at the station of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is , varying from (low water) to (spring high water), with historical maximum of . Its principal tributaries are: *Rivière du Loup (not to be confused with Rivière du Loup in the Bas-Saint-Laurent), also known as the Rivière Linière *Famine River *Beaurivage River * Bras Saint-Victor The river's basin has nearly 50 percent of the faunal richness of Quebec, namely 330 out of 653 vertebrate species known in the province ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 418 And 581
Area codes 418, 581, and 367 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the eastern portion of the Canadian province of Quebec. Area code 418 was originally assigned to the numbering plan area, but all three area codes now form an overlay plan for this territory. Cities in the numbering plan area include Quebec City, Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay, Lévis, Quebec, Lévis, Rimouski, Saint-Georges, Quebec, Saint-Georges, Alma, Quebec, Alma, Thetford Mines, Sept-Îles, Quebec, Sept-Îles, Baie-Comeau and Rivière-du-Loup. Also served are the Gaspé Peninsula, Côte-Nord, southeastern Mauricie, and the tiny hamlet of Estcourt Station, Maine, Estcourt Station, in the U.S. state of Maine. History Ontario and Quebec were the only provinces that received assignments of multiple area codes by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) when the original North American area codes were created in 1947. The eastern part of Quebec received area code 418, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Marie, Quebec
Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches. The population was 13,134 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and was 95.7% French-speaking as of 2021. It is located south-east of Quebec City, on the Chaudière River. History The ''seigneurie'' of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was granted to Thomas-Jacques Taschereau in 1736. He chose the name in honour of his wife, Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière. The religious parish was founded in 1737 and the municipality in 1845. The territory of Sainte-Marie was divided on several occasions, as population increased, in order to found neighbouring communities: Saint-Bernard, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Maxime-de-Scott (now Scott), Sainte-Marguerite, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Sylvestre, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-Séverin, Saints-Anges, and Vallée-Jonction. In 1913, the territory was split again, following the detachment of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 5,014 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The new city constitution dates from 1999, when the city of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce and the parish municipality of Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce amalgamated. However, the territory was settled as a ''seigneurie'' in 1736 under Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, which makes it the oldest settlement in Beauce. In 1747, Vaudreuil would exchange it to Joseph de Fleury de La Gorgendière, who would initiate the development of the settlement. Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is the seat of the judicial district of Beauce. Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce holds an annual Truck drag race event, the ''Accélération de camions à St-Joseph-de-Beauce'' (Big Rig Drag Racing) which established in 2004. It attracts over 25,000 visitors from all over Canada and much of the United States. Demographics In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of G Postal Codes Of Canada
__NOTOC__ This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is G. Postal codes beginning with G are located within the Canadian province of Quebec. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area. Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website, via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry, and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROMs. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow customers to properly match addresses and postal codes. Hard-copy directories can also be consulted in all post offices, and some libraries. Eastern Quebec Image:Regions administratives du Quebec.png, 350px, The seventeen administrative regions of Quebec. poly 213 415 206 223 305 215 304 232 246 230 255 266 251 283 263 289 280 302 291 307 307 315 308 294 318 301 333 299 429 281 432 292 403 311 388 ... - 139 FSAs Urban Rural References {{Canadian postal codes Communications in Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauce-Nord (provincial Electoral District)
Beauce-Nord is a provincial electoral district in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It includes notably the municipalities of Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Sainte-Marie, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Beauceville, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce and Saint-Isidore, Quebec (municipality), Saint-Isidore. It was created along with Beauce-Sud for the 1973 Quebec general election, 1973 election from parts of Beauce (provincial electoral district), Beauce. It also took parts from Dorchester (provincial electoral district), Dorchester and Lévis (provincial electoral district), Lévis electoral districts. In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged. Members of the National Assembly Election results ^ Change is from redistributed results. CAQ change is from ADQ. , - , Quebec Liberal Party, Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saints-Anges, Quebec
Saints-Anges is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ... region and the population is 1,026 as of 2009. The town was established in 1880, with part of the seigneurie of Sainte-Marie. References Commission de toponymie du Québec {{authority control Munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality
La Nouvelle-Beauce (''New Beauce'') is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, along the Chaudière River. Established in 1982 as a successor to Dorchester County, La Nouvelle-Beauce is made of 11 municipalities and is mainly French-speaking (99.2% French-speaking in 2006) and rural. Sainte-Marie, the county seat, is the most populous municipality. The name of La Nouvelle-Beauce reminds the one given to the area along the Chaudière River by the French authorities until the end of the French Regime in North America. Subdivisions There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Sainte-Marie ;Municipalities (7) * Frampton * Saint-Bernard * Saint-Elzéar * Saint-Isidore * Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon * Saints-Anges * Scott * Vallée-Jonction ;Parishes (3) * Sainte-Hénédine * Sainte-Marguerite Transportation Access Routes Highw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Saint-Séverin is a parish in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 300 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Édouard-Séverin Fafard, founder of the parish in 1864. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Saint-Séverin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Severin Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Frédéric, Quebec
Saint-Frédéric is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,065 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Frédéric Caron, first priest of Saint-Frédéric. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Frédéric had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census * Population in 2021: 1,065 (2006 to 2011 population change: 6.8%) * Population in 2016: 1,044 * Population in 2011: 1,085 * Population in 2006: 1,049 * Population in 2001: 1,087 * Population in 1996: 1,006 * Population in 1991: 1,008 * Population in 1986: 1,044 * Population in 1981: 1,023 * Population in 1976: 900 * Population in 1971: 940 * Population in 1966: 938 * Popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebec Central Railway
The Quebec Central Railway was a railway in the Canadian province of Quebec, that served the Eastern Townships region south of the St. Lawrence River. Its headquarters was in Sherbrooke. It was originally incorporated in 1869 as the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway, and changed its name to the Quebec Central Railway in 1875. In 1894, it built a line southward to Mégantic to connect to Canadian Pacific Railway's east-west line, the International Railway of Maine. It would eventually own around of track. In 1912, the Canadian Pacific Railway leased the Quebec Central for 99 years but continued to operate as Quebec Central Railway, including passenger service to American cities. The Quebec Central in turn leased the Massawippi Valley Railway, a short line from Lennoxville to Newport, in 1926; this allowed passenger service from Quebec City via Sherbrooke to the United States. The company operated passenger trains on several long and short routes. Its longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
