Aston-Jonction

Aston-Jonction (French pronunciation: [astɔn ʒɔ̃ksjɔ̃]), formerly known in English as Aston Junction,^[5] is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec, Canada.^[6] The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 441.

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
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	March 26, 1997
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Christine Gaudet
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][4]
• Total	25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
• Land	26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	441
• Density	16.8/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4%
• Dwellings	180
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0Z 1A0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.aston-jonction.ca

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[7]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	441	4%
2016	424	3.4%
2011	410	8.8%
2006	377	8.9%
2001	414	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2021)^[8]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	430	97.7%
English only	5	1.1%
Both English and French	0	0.0%
Other languages	5	1.1%

Infrastructure

The Aston Junction railway station of Canadian National Railway was served by The Scotian passenger train in 1954.^[9] It was 88.8 miles by rail from Montreal.^[9]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec