Aston-Jonction, Quebec

Aston-Jonction
Municipality
Motto: Travailler et bâtir ensemble
("To Work and Build Together")

Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Aston-Jonction

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°14′W / 46.167°N 72.233°W / 46.167; -72.233Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°14′W / 46.167°N 72.233°W / 46.167; -72.233[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted March 26, 1997
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Pierre Gaudet
 • Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. riding Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][4]
 • Total 25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
 • Land 26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 410
 • Density 15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 8.8%
 • Dwellings 177
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0Z 1A0
Area code(s) 819
Highways No major routes
Website www.aston-jonction.ca

Aston-Jonction is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 410.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 410 Increase 8.8%
2006 377 Decrease 8.9%
2001 414 Decrease 4.4%
Merger 433 (+) Increase 50.6%
1996 214 Increase 5.4%
1991 203 N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the Parish of Saint-Raphaël-Partie-Sud and the Village of Aston-Jonction on March 26, 1997.

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 355 97.26%
English only 10 2.74%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 0 0.00%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 332637 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Aston-Jonction
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Aston-Jonction, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Aston-Jonction, Quebec


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Saint-Sylvère
Saint-Wenceslas Sainte-Anne-du-Sault
   Aston-Jonction  
Sainte-Eulalie


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