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Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie

Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W / 46.317; -72.933
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Not to be confused with Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

Saint-Léon-le-Grand
Parish municipality
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Saint-Léon-le-Grand is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Léon-le-Grand
Saint-Léon-le-Grand
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W / 46.317; -72.933[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMaskinongé
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forPope Leo I[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorRobert Lalonde
 • Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingMaskinongé
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
75.90 km2 (29.31 sq mi)
 • Land75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
863
 • Density11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 7%
 • Dwellings
393
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2W0
Area code819
Highways R-349

Saint-Léon-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leɔ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a parish municipality in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57072". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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