Val-Joli, Quebec

Val-Joli
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Val-Joli Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°36′N 71°58′W / 45.600°N 71.967°WCoordinates: 45°36′N 71°58′W / 45.600°N 71.967°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2]
• Mayor	Laurent Tremblay
• Federal riding	Richmond—Arthabaska
• Prov. riding	Richmond
Area[2][3]
• Total	92.20 km^2 (35.60 sq mi)
• Land	91.24 km^2 (35.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,501
• Density	16.5/km^2 (43/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.5%
• Dwellings	641
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J1S 0E8
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 143 Route 249
Website	www.municipalite.val-joli.qc.ca

Val-Joli is a municipality in Quebec.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Val-Joli, Quebec[4]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,511 —     1996 1,536 +1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,532 −0.3% 2006 1,479 −3.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 1,501 +1.5%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)^[3]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	1,440	95.7%
English only	50	3.3%
English and French	10	0.7%
Non-official languages	5	0.3%

Notable residents

• Christian Savoie, (born 1976 in Val-Joli), winner of Canada's Strongest Man and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 255707 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 42095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2442095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census