Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie, 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 / 46.317°N 72.933°WCoordinates: 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[2]
• Mayor	Robert Lalonde
• Federal riding	Berthier—Maskinongé
• Prov. riding	Maskinongé
Area[2][3]
• Total	75.90 km^2 (29.31 sq mi)
• Land	76.64 km^2 (29.59 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	992
• Density	12.9/km^2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.8%
• Dwellings	401
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2W0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 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

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%

References

1. Reference number 57072 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 51035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2451035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census