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Hervey-Jonction, Quebec

Lac-aux-Sables
Parish municipality
Main street of Lac-aux-Sables village
Main street of Lac-aux-Sables village
Location within Mékinac RCM.
Location within Mékinac RCM.
Lac-aux-Sables is located in Central Quebec
Lac-aux-Sables
Lac-aux-Sables
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°52′N 72°24′W / 46.867°N 72.400°W / 46.867; -72.400Coordinates: 46°52′N 72°24′W / 46.867°N 72.400°W / 46.867; -72.400
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Mauricie
RCM Mékinac
Constituted April 24, 1899
Government
 • Mayor Yvan Hamelin
 • Federal riding Saint-Maurice—Champlain
 • Prov. riding Laviolette
Area
 • Total 286.20 km2 (110.50 sq mi)
 • Land 270.48 km2 (104.43 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,373
 • Density 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.6%
 • Dwellings 1,068
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0X 1M0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 153
Route 363
Website www.lac-aux
-sables.qc.ca

Lac-aux-Sables is a parish municipality in the Mékinac Regional County Municipality (MRC de Mékinac), in administrative district of the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Its population centres are Lac-aux-Sables and Hervey-Jonction.

Since its origins, the sector Hervey-Jonction with 300 inhabitants, is linked to the history of Lac-aux-Sables. Sector Hervey-Jonction is an area dotted with adventure vacation cottages, rivers, lakes and wild forests. On the religious aspect, the catholic parish St. Leopold d'Hervey-Jonction can serve the local population. On the civilian side, the sector is integrated into the municipality of Lac-aux-Sables.

Hervey-Jonction is the location of the Hervey-Jonction Station that is used today as a switching point for two passenger Via Rail trains (Abitibi and Saguenay). Hervey-Jonction railway station was built in 1905 and is now the junction of trains from Montreal to Quebec City, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Haut-Saint-Maurice (upper Saint-Maurice region) and Abitibi.


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