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.

Not to be confused with Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
Saint-Léon-le-Grand
Parish municipality
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Saint-Léon-le-Grand
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMaskinongé
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forPope Leo I[1]
Government
 • MayorRobert Lalonde
 • Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingMaskinongé
Area
 • Total75.90 km2 (29.31 sq mi)
 • Land76.64 km2 (29.59 sq mi)
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Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total992
 • Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 2.8%
 • Dwellings
401
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2W0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 349

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 992 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 965
  • Population in 2001: 966
  • Population in 1996: 955
  • Population in 1991: 925

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 388 (total dwellings: 401)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%
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References
  1. Reference number 57072 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 51035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2451035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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