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°WCoordinates: 46°10′N 72°14′W / 46.167°N 72.233°W[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 km^2 (10.00 sq mi)
• Land	26.69 km^2 (10.31 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	410
• Density	15.4/km^2 (40/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	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	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%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 332637 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
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. 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