Saint-Léandre
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saint-Léandre
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Parish municipality
| image_skyline = Saint-Léandres - éoliennes.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| flag_size = 120x80px
| image_shield =
| shield_size = 100x80px
| nickname =
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| image_map = Saint-Léandre Quebec location diagram.png
| map_caption = Location within La Matanie RCM
| pushpin_map = Canada Eastern Quebec
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_label = {{nowrap|St-Léandre}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in eastern Quebec
| coordinates = {{coord|48|44|N|67|36|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Quebec
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Bas-Saint-Laurent
| subdivision_type3 = RCM
| subdivision_name3 = La Matanie
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = ca. 1900
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = March 30, 1912
| government_footnotes = {{mamrot |{{#property:P3856}} |access-date=2024-09-05}}
| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Steve Castonguay
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Matane-Matapédia
| area_footnotes = {{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}} |access-date=2024-09-05}}
| area_total_km2 = 105.76
| area_land_km2 = 104.72
| area_water_km2 =
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 375
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2= 3.6
| population_blank1_title= Pop 2016-2021
| population_blank1 = {{decrease}} 6.3%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 222
| population_note =
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
| postal_code = G0J 2V0
| area_code = 418 and 581
| blank_name = Highways
| blank_info = No major routes
| website = {{Official URL|st-leandre.ca}}
| footnotes =
}}
Saint-Léandre ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ leɑ̃dʁ}}) is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matanie Regional County Municipality.
History
The Parish of Saint-Léandre was founded in 1900, named after the first settler of the place, Léandre Bernier. In 1902, its post office opened.
On March 30, 1912, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Léandre was formed when it ceded from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Ulric.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léandre had a population of {{val|375|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|188|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|222|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:375-400}}|400|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|400|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|104.72|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|375|104.72|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.
{{Canada census
|location = Saint-Léandre
|2021_population=375 | 2021_pop_delta=-6.3 | 2021_land_area=104.72 | 2021_pop_density=3.6
|2021_median_age=52.4 | 2021_median_age_m=53.2 | 2021_median_age_f=50.4
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=222 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=188 |2021_mean_hh_income=58,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00052408065 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27
|2016_population=400 | 2016_pop_delta=-0.5 | 2016_land_area=105.01 | 2016_pop_density=3.8
|2016_median_age=48.6 | 2016_median_age_m=49.5 | 2016_median_age_f=45.8
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=209 |2016_mean_hh_income=47,008 | 2016_access_date=2022-11-18
|2011_population=402 | 2011_pop_delta=+0.2 | 2011_land_area=105.52 | 2011_pop_density=3.8
|2011_median_age=48.4 | 2011_median_age_m=48.3 | 2011_median_age_f=48.5
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=200 | 2011_mean_hh_income=48,154 | 2011_access_date=2014-02-01
|2006_population=401 | 2006_pop_delta=+5.5 | 2006_land_area=105.52 | 2006_pop_density=3.8
|2006_median_age=46.1 | 2006_median_age_m=47.7 | 2006_median_age_f=44.6
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=203 | 2006_mean_hh_income=33,475 | 2006_access_date=2012-01-24
|2001_population=380 | 2001_pop_delta=-5.2 | 2001_land_area=105.52 | 2001_pop_density=3.6
|2001_median_age=42.6 | 2001_median_age_m=43.0 | 2001_median_age_f=42.3
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=168 | 2001_mean_hh_income=27,282 | 2001_access_date=2012-01-24
}}
{{Historical populations
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Saint-Léandre, Quebec
|align = none
|cols = 3
|percentages =
|footnote =
|source = Statistics Canada{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages=76, 139 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}
| 1921 |647
| 1931 |657
| 1941 |786
| 1951 |725
| 1956 |790
| 1961 |877
| 1966 |736
| 1971 |673
| 1976 |543
| 1981 |513
| 1986 |436
| 1991 |396
| 1996 |401
| 2001 |380
| 2006 |401
| 2011 |402
| 2016 |400
| 2021 |375
}}
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 188 (total dwellings: 222)
Government
List of former mayors:
{{Incomplete list|date=September 2024}}
- Roger Bernier (...–2009)
- Raymond Chouinard (2009–2013)
- Jean-Pierre Chouinard (2013–2017)
- Steve Castonguay (2021–present)
See also
References
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Saint-Léandre
| North =
| Northeast = Matane
| East =
| Southeast = Sainte-Paule
| South = Sayabec
| Southwest =
| West = Saint-Damase
| Northwest = Saint-Ulric
}}
{{La Matanie RCM|state=expanded}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Leandre}}
Category:Parish municipalities in Quebec
Category:Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent
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