Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie
{{distinguish|Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Saint-Léon-le-Grand
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|settlement_type = Parish municipality
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|image_map = Saint-Léon-le-Grand Quebec location diagram.png
|map_caption = Location within Maskinongé RCM.
|pushpin_map = Canada Central Quebec
|pushpin_label_position = left
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Quebec.
|coordinates = {{coord|46|19|N|72|56|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Mauricie
|subdivision_type3 = RCM
|subdivision_name3 = Maskinongé
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|established_title1 = Constituted
|established_date1 = July 1, 1855
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|named_for = Pope Leo I
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Robert Lalonde
|leader_title1 = Federal riding
|leader_name1 = Berthier—Maskinongé
|leader_title2 = Prov. riding
|leader_name2 = Maskinongé
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|area_total_km2 = 75.90
|area_land_km2 = 75.97
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|area_note = There is an apparent
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|population_total = 863
|population_as_of = 2021
|population_density_km2 = 11.4
|population_blank1_title = Pop 2016-2021
|population_blank1 = {{decrease}} 7%
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|population_blank2_title= Dwellings
|population_blank2 = 393
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|timezone = EST
|utc_offset = −5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = −4
|postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
|postal_code = J0K 2W0
|area_code = 819
|blank_name = Highways
|blank_info = {{jct|state=QC|QC|349}}
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Saint-Léon-le-Grand ({{IPA|fr|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 {{val|863|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|369|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|393|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:863-928}}|928|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|928|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|75.97|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|863|75.97|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- 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
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{{mamrot |type=municipalite |51035}}
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{{Commons category|Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie, Quebec}}
{{Geographic Location
| Centre = Saint-Léon-le-Grand
| North = Saint-Paulin
| Northeast = Charette
| East = Saint-Sévère
| Southeast = Yamachiche
| South = Louiseville
| Southwest =
| West = Sainte-Ursule
| Northwest = Sainte-Angèle-de-Prémont
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{{Maskinongé RCM|state=expanded}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Leon-Le-Grand, Mauricie, Quebec}}