Saint-Janvier-de-Joly explained

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:46.4833°N -111°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Lotbinière
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1944
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Bernard Fortier
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Lotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area Total Km2:111.40
Area Land Km2:109.88
Population Total:1079
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:9.8
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 9.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:500
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0S 1M0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,079 as of 2021.

It is named after Reverend Janvier Lachance, a missionary, who served the parish from 1914 to 1926. "Joly" honours Quebec Premier Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, the owner of the seigneurie of Lotbinière, which inluded Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

The post office, opened in 1924, is called Joly, name under which the municipality is most commonly known.

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