Tring-Jonction, Quebec

Tring-Jonction
Village municipality

Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Tring-Jonction

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°16′N 70°59′W / 46.267°N 70.983°W / 46.267; -70.983Coordinates: 46°16′N 70°59′W / 46.267°N 70.983°W / 46.267; -70.983[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Robert-Cliche
Constituted November 21, 1918
Named for Tring[1]
Government[2]
  Mayor Mario Groleau
  Federal riding Beauce
  Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area[2][3]
  Total 27.30 km2 (10.54 sq mi)
  Land 25.60 km2 (9.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,473
  Density 57.5/km2 (149/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.7%
  Dwellings 645
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0N 1X0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 112
Website www.tringjonction.qc.ca

Tring-Jonction is a village in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,473 as of 2011.

It is named after Tring, a town in Hertfordshire, England. "Jonction" refers to the Quebec Central railway station that was built in 1881.[1]

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