▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁Inter colon ial ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁authorities ▁decided ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁railway ▁turn ▁at ▁Saint - Oct ave - de - M ét is ▁in ▁G asp ésie . ▁However , ▁this ▁village , ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁rug ged ▁landscape , ▁was ▁not ▁suitable ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁train ▁station ▁and ▁maintenance ▁sh ops . ▁The ▁engine ers ▁turned ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁ 2 nd ▁far ming ▁rank ▁of ▁Sainte - F lav ie , ▁and ▁the ▁train ▁station ▁was ▁named ▁Sainte - F lav ie - Station . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁Sainte - F lav ie - Station ▁became ▁separate ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Mont - J oli , ▁the ▁name ▁which ▁the ▁first ▁sett lers ▁had ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁municipality ▁of ▁Saint - Jean - B apt iste ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁Saint - Jean - B apt iste ▁in ▁the ▁Mont ér ég ie ▁region ) ▁merged ▁with ▁Mont - J oli . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Canada ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census : ▁Population : ▁ 6 ▁ 2 8 1 ▁ <0x09> ▁% ▁Change ▁( 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 6 ): ▁- 5 . 8 ▁D well ings : ▁ 3 , 1 3 8 ▁Area ▁( km ² ): ▁ 2 4 . 4 5