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Mont-Joli
City
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Mont-Joli Church
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes de Mont-Joli Church
Flag of Mont-Joli
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 Coat of arms of Mont-Joli
Coat of arms
Location within La Mitis RCM
Location within La Mitis RCM
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Mitis
Constituted 13 June 2001
Area
 • Total 24.30 km2 (9.38 sq mi)
 • Land 24.24 km2 (9.36 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 6,384
 • Density 263.3/km2 (682/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021
Increase 1.6%
 • Dwellings
3,173
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G5H 1W8
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-20
Route 132

Mont-Joli (French: [mɔ̃ ʒɔli]) 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.

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 railway. In 1868, work began on the Intercolonial Railway and the authorities decided to have the railway 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, the name which the first settlers had 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.

Geography

Climate

Mont-Joli has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The average annual temperature in Mont-Joli is 3.9 °C (39.0 °F). The average annual precipitation is 931.7 mm (36.68 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.9 °C (64.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −11.3 °C (11.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Mont-Joli was 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) on 4 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −34.7 °C (−30.5 °F) on 3 January 2014.

Climate data for Mont-Joli
Climate ID: 7055121; coordinates 48°36′32″N 68°12′27″W / 48.60889°N 68.20750°W / 48.60889; -68.20750 (Mont-Joli A); elevation: 52.4 m (172 ft); WMO ID: 71718; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high humidex 13.7 11.3 25.7 30.5 37.8 42.7 41.6 41.3 39.3 31.0 25.2 18.7 42.7
Record high °C (°F) 13.3
(55.9)		 12.4
(54.3)		 23.3
(73.9)		 29.1
(84.4)		 33.7
(92.7)		 35.1
(95.2)		 35.9
(96.6)		 35.1
(95.2)		 32.6
(90.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 16.7
(62.1)		 35.9
(96.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 6.0
(42.8)		 14.0
(57.2)		 19.8
(67.6)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 17.3
(63.1)		 9.7
(49.5)		 3.5
(38.3)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 8.2
(46.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.3
(11.7)		 −10.3
(13.5)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 2.0
(35.6)		 9.0
(48.2)		 14.6
(58.3)		 17.9
(64.2)		 17.1
(62.8)		 12.7
(54.9)		 6.1
(43.0)		 0.4
(32.7)		 −6.2
(20.8)		 3.9
(39.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −15.4
(4.3)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 3.9
(39.0)		 9.2
(48.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 12.1
(53.8)		 8.0
(46.4)		 2.5
(36.5)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −0.4
(31.3)
Record low °C (°F) −34.7
(−30.5)		 −31.1
(−24.0)		 −29.4
(−20.9)		 −19.9
(−3.8)		 −12.2
(10.0)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 0.8
(33.4)		 1.8
(35.2)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −30.6
(−23.1)		 −34.7
(−30.5)
Record low wind chill −51.3 −48.3 −39.4 −29.0 −17.8 −3.3 0.0 0.0 −6.7 −13.1 −29.6 −43.5 −51.3
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.0
(2.91)		 65.0
(2.56)		 70.0
(2.76)		 64.0
(2.52)		 75.5
(2.97)		 76.1
(3.00)		 92.5
(3.64)		 77.5
(3.05)		 85.7
(3.37)		 97.0
(3.82)		 73.7
(2.90)		 80.6
(3.17)		 931.7
(36.68)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 10.4
(0.41)		 4.6
(0.18)		 13.4
(0.53)		 42.3
(1.67)		 73.7
(2.90)		 76.1
(3.00)		 92.5
(3.64)		 77.5
(3.05)		 85.7
(3.37)		 88.1
(3.47)		 44.2
(1.74)		 21.4
(0.84)		 630.0
(24.80)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 71.6
(28.2)		 66.2
(26.1)		 60.3
(23.7)		 21.8
(8.6)		 1.8
(0.7)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 3.9
(1.5)		 30.6
(12.0)		 66.8
(26.3)		 323.0
(127.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 20.7 16.5 14.3 12.4 13.5 13.0 14.0 13.0 12.3 14.9 14.9 18.4 178.0
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.5 1.5 4.0 9.1 13.4 13.0 14.0 13.0 12.3 14.1 8.9 3.9 109.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 19.9 15.9 12.0 5.6 0.48 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 8.4 16.9 80.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) 71.8 70.1 68.2 64.0 59.3 61.2 64.3 63.6 65.6 70.6 72.9 74.8 67.2
Source: Environment Canada

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Mont-Joli, Quebec
Year Pop. ±%
1881 710 —    
1891 742 +4.5%
1901 822 +10.8%
1911 2,141 +160.5%
1921 2,799 +30.7%
1931 3,143 +12.3%
1941 3,533 +12.4%
1951 4,938 +39.8%
1956 6,179 +25.1%
1961 6,178 −0.0%
1966 6,366 +3.0%
1971 6,698 +5.2%
1976 6,508 −2.8%
1981 6,713 +3.1%
1986 6,670 −0.6%
1991 6,265 −6.1%
1996 6,267 +0.0%
2001 5,886 −6.1%
2006 6,568 +11.6%
2011 6,665 +1.5%
2016 6,281 −5.8%
2021 6,384 +1.6%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mont-Joli had a population of 6,384 living in 3,034 of its 3,173 total private dwellings, an increase of 1.6% from its 2016 population of 6,281. With a land area of 24.24 km2 (9.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 263.4/km2 (682/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – Mont-Joli community profile
2016 2011
Population: 6,281 (-5.8% from 2011) 6,665 (+1.5% from 2006)
Land area: 24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi) 24.25 km2 (9.36 sq mi)
Population density: 259.5/km2 (672/sq mi) 272.6/km2 (706/sq mi)
Median age: 51.3 (M: 49.9, F: 52.7) 49.8 (M: 48.0, F: 50.8)
Total private dwellings: 3,102 3,138
Median household income: $43,568 $46,221
References: 2016 2011 earlier
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Mont-Joli, Quebec
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
6,095
 6,005 Decrease 0.3% 98.5% 40 Increase 33.3% 0.7% 20 Steady 0.0% 0.3% 20 Increase 33.3% 0.3%
2016
6,085
 6,025 Decrease 4.2% 99.0% 30 Decrease 25.0% 0.5% 20 Decrease 33.3% 0.3% 15 Decrease 25.0% 0.2%
2011
6,385
 6,290 Increase 2.2% 98.5% 40 Decrease 11.1% 0.6% 30 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 20 Decrease 50.0% 0.3%
2006
6,265
 6,155 Increase 12.5% 98.2% 45 Increase 80.0% 0.7% 30 Increase n/a% 0.5% 40 Increase n/a% 0.6%
2001
5,510
 5,470 n/a 99.3% 25 n/a 0.5% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0%

Infrastructure

Mont-Joli Via Rail station
Via Rail station

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 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.

Notable people

  • Gaétan D'Amours: Mr. Québec 1960, Mr. Canada 1961, Mr. America 1961, Mr. Universe 1967 (5th place)
  • Danielle Doyer: politician
  • Donald Dufresne: ex-NHL hockey player and assistant manager to the Rimouski Océanic
  • René Dupéré: composer for Cirque du Soleil
  • Pierre Labrie: writer
  • Maurice Lamontagne: economist and Canadian Senator
  • Robert Piché: airline pilot in Mont-Joli, involved in the 236 Air Transat incident
  • Gervais Rioux: Olympic cyclist (Seoul, 1988)

See also

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