Val-Joli

Val-Joli
Municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Val-Joli Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.6°N 71.97°W / 45.6; -71.97[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	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J1S 0E8
Area code	819
Highways	R-143 R-249
Website	www.municipalite.val-joli.qc.ca

Val-Joli (French pronunciation: [val ʒɔli]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

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. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 255707". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Val-Joli (Code 2442095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Media related to Val-Joli at Wikimedia Commons