Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in

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. 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 1,079 as of 2021. It is named after reverend Janvier Lachance,

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who will serve the parish from 1914 to 1926. "Joly" honours Quebec

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Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, (December 5, 1829 – November 16, 1908) lawyer, businessman and politician served as the fourth premier of Quebec, a federal Cabinet minister, and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. ...

and owner of the ''

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'' 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

Commission de toponymie du QuébecMinistère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Janvier-De-Joly, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches Lotbinière Regional County Municipality