Vallée-Jonction, Quebec
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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
region and the population is 1,895 as of 2009.
In 1881, the Lévis and Kennebec Railway opens a train station between Sainte-Marie
and Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
named Beauce-Jonction. When the Quebec Central Railway
buys it in 1882, Beauce-Jonction becomes one of the most important train stations on the Lévis
-Sherbrooke line.
In 1900, the parish of L'Enfant-Jésus is constituted and part of its territory will be 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 changes its name to Vallée-Jonction in 1949. L'Enfant-Jésus and Vallée-Jonction amalgamate in 1989 to form the actual municipality.
La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Nouvelle-Beauce is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, in Chaudière-Appalaches, along the Chaudière River....
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....
region and the population is 1,895 as of 2009.
In 1881, the Lévis and Kennebec Railway opens a train station between Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie, Quebec
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and Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 4,490 as of 2009....
named Beauce-Jonction. When the Quebec Central Railway
Quebec Central Railway
The Quebec Central Railway was a railway in the Canadian province of Quebec, that served the area of Quebec called the Eastern Townships, south of the St. Lawrence River. Its headquarters was in Sherbrooke. It was originally incorporated in 1869 as the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec...
buys it in 1882, Beauce-Jonction becomes one of the most important train stations on the Lévis
Lévis, Quebec
Lévis is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre Laporte Bridge, connect western Lévis with Quebec City. The Société de transport de...
-Sherbrooke line.
In 1900, the parish of L'Enfant-Jésus is constituted and part of its territory will be 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 changes its name to Vallée-Jonction in 1949. L'Enfant-Jésus and Vallée-Jonction amalgamate in 1989 to form the actual municipality.