Saint-Léon-le-Grand | |
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 Location within Maskinongé RCM. | |
  Saint-Léon-le-Grand Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Maskinongé |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Pope Leo I[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Lalonde |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Maskinongé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.90 km2 (29.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 863 |
| • Density | 11.4/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7% |
| • Dwellings | 393 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-349 |
Saint-Léon-le-Grand is a parish municipality in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léon-le-Grand had a population of 863 living in 369 of its 393 total private dwellings, a change of -7% from its 2016 population of 928. With a land area of 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.4/km2 (29.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 863 (2016 to 2021 population change: -7%)
- Population in 2016: 928
- Population in 2011: 992
- Population in 2006: 965
- Population in 2001: 966
- Population in 1996: 955
- Population in 1991: 925
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57072". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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