Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie

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
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	75.97 km^2 (29.33 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	863
• Density	11.4/km^2 (30/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	7%
• Dwellings	393
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2W0
Area code	819
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

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. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57072". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51035". 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