Aston-Jonction, Quebec

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.

Aston-Jonction
Municipality
Motto(s): 
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[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedMarch 26, 1997
Government
 • MayorMarc-André Gosselin
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 • Total25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
 • Land26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total410
 • Density15.4/km2 (40/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 8.8%
 • Dwellings
177
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Z 1A0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.aston-jonction.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 410 8.8%
2006 377 8.9%
2001 414 4.4%
Merger 433 (+) 50.6%
1996 214 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%
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See also

References
  1. Reference number 332637 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Aston-Jonction". Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  4. 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



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