Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃vje də ʒɔli]) is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,079 as of 2021.

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 71°40′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	January 1, 1944
Government [2]
• Mayor	Bernard Fortier
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	111.40 km2 (43.01 sq mi)
• Land	109.88 km2 (42.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,079
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.7%
• Dwellings	500
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 1M0
Area codes	418 and 581
Website	www.municipalite dejoly.com

It is named after Reverend Janvier Lachance, a missionary, who served the parish from 1914 to 1926. "Joly" honours Quebec Premier Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, the owner of the seigneurie of Lotbinière, which included Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

The post office, opened in 1924, is called Joly, name under which the municipality is most commonly known.