Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec

Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°06′N 72°22′W / 46.100°N 72.367°WCoordinates: 46°06′N 72°22′W / 46.100°N 72.367°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	April 13, 1994
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Luc P. Balleux
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][4]
• Total	84.80 km^2 (32.74 sq mi)
• Land	82.56 km^2 (31.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	2,271
• Density	27.5/km^2 (71/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.8%
• Dwellings	1,031
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0C 1M0
Area code(s)	819
Highways A-20 (TCH) A-55	Route 155
Website	www.saint-leonard -daston.net

Saint-Léonard-d'Aston is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska RCM in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,271. The municipality is situated along Route 155, partway between Drummondville and Trois-Rivières. Autoroute 20 and a major intercity railway line operated by Via Rail also cross through the town. Until the completion of the northern branch of Autoroute 55 in October 2006, Saint-Léonard-d'Aston was a common waypoint for those who travelled between Trois-Rivières and Sherbrooke.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	2,271	5.8%
2006	2,146	3.8%
2001	2,231	0.7%
1996	2,216	0.6%
1991	2,229	N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[6]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	2,085	98.82%
English only	0	0.00%
Both English and French	0	0.00%
Other languages	25	1.18%

Attractions

Along Autoroute 20, on the Rang du Moulin-Rouge, there stood an impressive structure called the Manoir Bigfoot—also known as the Restaurant Madrid—which was notable for its bizarre decorations: large monster trucks parked outside next to a line of larger-than-life statues of dinosaurs. In 2011, plans were announced to demolish the restaurant and replace it with "Le Madrid 2.0" which would include conventional fast-food restaurants.^[7][8][9]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 289098 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec
7. Péloquin, Tristan (July 12, 2011). "Les jours du mythique Madrid sont comptés". La Presse. Montreal. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
8. Bacon, Myriam (July 11, 2011). "L'esprit du Madrid survivra à sa démolition". Le Nouvelliste. Trois-Rivières. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
9. Veillette, Marie-Ève (February 24, 2012). "McDonald's et St-Hubert s'implantent à St-Léonard-d'Aston". Le Courrier Sud (in French). Nicolet, Quebec. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

External links

• Manoir Bigfoot / Restaurant Le Madrid