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.
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[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]
 • Total75.90 km2 (29.31 sq mi)
 • Land75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total863
 • 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

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
  1. "Reference number 57072 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 51035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "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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