Country Canada Constituted 13 June 2001 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 24.3 km² Local time Friday 5:03 PM Number of airports 1 | Region Bas-Saint-Laurent Elevation 75 m (246 ft) Postal code(s) G5H 1W8 Population 6,665 (2011) Province Québec RCM La Mitis | |
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Mont-Joli is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is the county seat. The city is located east of Rimouski near the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
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Map of Mont-Joli, QC, Canada
History
In 1867, the main condition for New Brunswick and Nova-Scotia entering into the Canadian Confederation was, to be linked to the rest of the country by the railroad. In 1868, work began on the Intercolonial Railway and the authorities initially decided to have the railroad turn at Saint-Octave-de-Métis in Gaspésie. However, this village, because of its rugged landscape, was not suitable to receive the train station and maintenance shops. The engineers turned to the higher 2nd farming rank of Sainte-Flavie, and the train station was named Sainte-Flavie-Station. In 1880, Sainte-Flavie-Station became separate and was named Mont-Joli, name which the first settlers had originally used to describe the area.
On 13 June 2001, the neighbouring municipality of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (not to be confused with a different Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the Montérégie region) merged with Mont-Joli.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census:
Transportation
Mont-Joli is the easternmost end of Autoroute 20, whose segment connects with the city of Rimouski. Route 132 runs through the centre of Mont-Joli as part of a loop that circumnavigates the Gaspé Peninsula; it is located about 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Sainte-Flavie, where Route 132 intersects with itself.
Mont-Joli Airport is the only airport with scheduled service in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Mont-Joli is also served by the Mont-Joli railway station.