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
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 1,864 as of 2021.
In 1881, the Lévis and Kennebec Railway opened a train station between
Sainte-Marie and
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
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 dat ...
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
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 flo ...
.
References
Commission de toponymie du QuébecMinistère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches