Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie, Quebec
Saint-Léon-le-Grand is a parish municipality in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.
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[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 393 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | ![]() |
Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- 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
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 369 (total dwellings: 393)
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
- Reference number 57072 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 51035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint-Leon&DGUIDlist=2021A00052451035&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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