Val-Joli

Val-Joli
Val-Joli
	Municipality
	; Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
	Val-Joli Location in southern Quebec
	Coordinates: 45°36′N71°58′W / 45.6°N 71.97°W Coordinates: 45°36′N71°58′W / 45.6°N 71.97°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 km2 (35.60 sq mi)
• Land	91.24 km2 (35.23 sq mi)
Population (2011) [3]
• Total	1,501
• Density	16.5/km2 (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

Last updated April 08, 2019

Val-Joli 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.

Christian Savoie is a leading Canadian strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition on multiple occasions.

Worlds Strongest Man Strongman competition

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References

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

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[toponymie-1] Reference number 255707 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)

[mamrot-2] 1 2 Geographic code 42095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)

[cp2011-3] 1 2 3 "(Code 2442095) Census Profile". 2011 census . Statistics Canada. 2012.

[scpast-4] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

v t e Subdivisions of Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Cities & Towns	Richmond Valcourt Windsor
Municipalities	Bonsecours Maricourt Racine Saint-Claude Saint-Denis-de-Brompton Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton Sainte-Anne-de-la-Rochelle Stoke Ulverton Val-Joli
Townships	Cleveland Melbourne Valcourt
Villages	Kingsbury Lawrenceville
Regional County Municipalities in Estrie: Coaticook Le Granit Le Haut-Saint-François Le Val-Saint-François Les Sources Memphrémagog Independent Cities: Sherbrooke