Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick

{{about|the former town|the geographic parish, former local service district, and rural census subdivision|Saint-Léonard Parish, New Brunswick}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Saint-Léonard

|other_name = St. Leonard

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|image_skyline = St-Leonard NB.JPG

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|image_shield = Saint leonard nb coat of arms.gif

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|pushpin_map = New Brunswick

|pushpin_label_position = right

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Saint-Léonard in New Brunswick

|pushpin_mapsize = 250

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Canada

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = New Brunswick

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Madawaska

|subdivision_type3 = Parish

|subdivision_name3 = Saint-Léonard

|subdivision_type4 = Town

|subdivision_name4 = Vallée-des-Rivières

|seat_type = Electoral Districts
Federal

|seat =
Madawaska—Restigouche

|parts_type = Provincial

|parts = Restigouche-La-Vallée

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|leader_name =

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|established_title = Settled

|established_date = 1789

|established_title2 = Town Status

|established_date2 = 1920

|unit_pref =

|area_footnotes =

|area_land_km2 = 5.34

|population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Census Profile of Saint-Léonard, Town (TV) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint%2DLeonard&DGUIDlist=2021A00051313006&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=Statistics Canada |access-date=21 January 2023 |date=6 December 2022}}

|population_total = 1,322

|population_density_km2 = 247.8

|population_blank1_title = Change 2016–21

|population_blank1 = {{increase}} 1.7%

|population_blank2_title =

|population_blank2 =

|timezone = AST

|utc_offset = -4

|timezone_DST = ADT

|utc_offset_DST = -3

|coordinates = {{coord|47.1625|-67.925|region:CA-NB|display=inline}}

|elevation_m = 150 to 171

|elevation_ft = 492 to 561

|postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

|postal_code = E7E

|area_code = {{Collapsible list

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|title=506

|1=Area exchanges: 421 423

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|blank_name = Dwellings

|blank_info = 603

|blank1_name = Median Income*

|blank1_info = $48,512CDN

|blank2_name = NTS Map

|blank2_info = 021O04

|blank3_name = GNBC Code

|blank3_info = DAADY

|website = [http://www.saint-leonard.ca/ www.saint-leonard.ca]

|footnotes = *Median household income, 2005 (all households)

}}

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Saint-Léonard ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ leɔnaʁ|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Saint-Léonard.wav}}) is a former town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[http://archives.gnb.ca/Exhibits/Communities/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&community=3534/ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Léonard] It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Vallée-des-Rivières.

History

{{See also|History of New Brunswick|List of historic places in Madawaska County, New Brunswick}}

Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren.

The town's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. Saint-Léonard is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community.

On June 30, 2008, a truck carrying 12 million bees overturned near Saint-Léonard. This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7482609.stm|title=Lorry carrying 12m bees overturns|publisher=BBC News Online|date=2008-07-01|access-date=2008-07-01}}

On 1 January 2023, Saint-Léonard amalgamated with the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska and parts of four local service districts to form the new town of Vallée-des-Rivières.{{cite web |title=Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act |url=https://laws.gnb.ca/en/showfulldoc/cr/2022-50 |website=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=21 January 2023 |date=12 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=RSC 1 Northwest Regional Service Commission |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/promo/local-governance/maps/RSC1.html |website=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=21 January 2023}} The community's name remains in official use.{{cite press release |title=Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2022.05.0267.html |location=Irishtown, New Brunswick |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=21 January 2023}}

Geography

It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, to which it is connected via the Saint Leonard–Van Buren Bridge.

=Climate=

The town has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), even for this type of climate the warm season can be milder for a non-coastal city like Saint John, because the Great Lakes and Appalachians hold much of the heat. that come from the Gulf of Mexico and the interior of the United States. But winters are substantially cold with spring and fall with pleasant temperatures.{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=996256&cityname=St.+Leonard,+New+Brunswick,+Canada&units=|title=St. Leonard, New Brunswick Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=2019-08-08}}{{Weather box

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| location = Saint-Léonard (Saint-Léonard Aerodrome), elevation: {{convert|241|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1985-present

| Jan maximum humidex =12.2

| Feb maximum humidex =13.0

| Mar maximum humidex =16.8

| Apr maximum humidex =29.1

| May maximum humidex =33.8

| Jun maximum humidex =41.3

| Jul maximum humidex =42.3

| Aug maximum humidex =41.9

| Sep maximum humidex =38.6

| Oct maximum humidex =30.6

| Nov maximum humidex =21.9

| Dec maximum humidex =13.4

| Jan chill =-46

| Feb chill =-43

| Mar chill =-42

| Apr chill =-30

| May chill =-11

| Jun chill =-4

| Jul chill =0

| Aug chill =0

| Sep chill =-8

| Oct chill =-13

| Nov chill =-28

| Dec chill =-42

| Jan mean C =-12.6

| Feb mean C =-11.3

| Mar mean C = -4.9

| Apr mean C =2.9

| May mean C =10.0

| Jun mean C =15.1

| Jul mean C =18.0

| Aug mean C =16.8

| Sep mean C =12.0

| Oct mean C =5.4

| Nov mean C =-1.2

| Dec mean C =-8.6

| Jan high C =-7.1

| Feb high C =-5.5

| Mar high C =0.7

| Apr high C =8.1

| May high C =16.6

| Jun high C =21.6

| Jul high C =24.0

| Aug high C =23.1

| Sep high C =18.0

| Oct high C =10.3

| Nov high C =3.0

| Dec high C =-3.9

| Jan record high C =11.7

| Feb record high C =14.4

| Mar record high C =17.7

| Apr record high C =28.1

| May record high C =34.6

| Jun record high C =34.0

| Jul record high C =34.2

| Aug record high C =34.6

| Sep record high C =33.4

| Oct record high C =26.7

| Nov record high C =18.7

| Dec record high C =13.17

| Jan low C =-18.1

| Feb low C =-17.0

| Mar low C =-10.4

| Apr low C =-2.5

| May low C =3.4

| Jun low C =8.6

| Jul low C =11.9

| Aug low C =10.4

| Sep low C =5.8

| Oct low C =0.4

| Nov low C =-5.3

| Dec low C =-13.2

| Jan record low C =-38.8

| Feb record low C =-33.4

| Mar record low C =-33.6

| Apr record low C =-19.3

| May record low C =-5.6

| Jun record low C =-2.6

| Jul record low C =2.7

| Aug record low C =-0.2

| Sep record low C =-6.3

| Oct record low C =-9.6

| Nov record low C =-23.2

| Dec record low C =-33.9

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm =91.5

| Feb precipitation mm =67.5

| Mar precipitation mm =77.5

| Apr precipitation mm =77.1

| May precipitation mm =87.4

| Jun precipitation mm =98.2

| Jul precipitation mm =119.3

| Aug precipitation mm =101.4

| Sep precipitation mm =94.9

| Oct precipitation mm =100.4

| Nov precipitation mm =98.3

| Dec precipitation mm =90.5

|rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm =24.3

| Feb rain mm =9.4

| Mar rain mm =20.9

| Apr rain mm =50.2

| May rain mm =84.7

| Jun rain mm =98.2

| Jul rain mm =119.3

| Aug rain mm =101.4

| Sep rain mm =94.9

| Oct rain mm =92.4

| Nov rain mm =65.0

| Dec rain mm =31.5

| unit snow days = 0.2 cm

| Jan snow days =15.3

| Feb snow days =12.1

| Mar snow days =10.7

| Apr snow days =6.3

| May snow days =0.85

| Jun snow days =0

| Jul snow days =0

| Aug snow days =0

| Sep snow days =0.04

| Oct snow days =2.1

| Nov snow days =8.4

| Dec snow days =13.9

| Jan snow cm = 78.2

| Feb snow cm = 64.4

| Mar snow cm = 59.6

| Apr snow cm = 26.0

| May snow cm = 2.2

| Jun snow cm = 0.0

| Jul snow cm = 0.0

| Aug snow cm = 0.0

| Sep snow cm = 0.0

| Oct snow cm = 6.7

| Nov snow cm = 32.3

| Dec snow cm = 65.5

|humidity colour = green

| Jan humidity =74.7

| Feb humidity =71.3

| Mar humidity =67.8

| Apr humidity =57.7

| May humidity =50.2

| Jun humidity =55.4

| Jul humidity =59.8

| Aug humidity =58.7

| Sep humidity =60.6

| Oct humidity =64.3

| Nov humidity =75.6

| Dec humidity =77.8

| unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

| Jan precipitation days =16.1

| Feb precipitation days =12.5

| Mar precipitation days =13.0

| Apr precipitation days =13.9

| May precipitation days =15.0

| Jun precipitation days =14.7

| Jul precipitation days =15.9

| Aug precipitation days =13.9

| Sep precipitation days =13.2

| Oct precipitation days =15.2

| Nov precipitation days =14.8

| Dec precipitation days =15.3

| unit rain days = 0.2 mm

| Jan rain days =3.3

| Feb rain days =1.8

| Mar rain days =4.6

| Apr rain days =9.5

| May rain days =14.7

| Jun rain days =14.7

| Jul rain days =15.9

| Aug rain days =13.9

| Sep rain days =13.2

| Oct rain days =14.1

| Nov rain days =8.6

| Dec rain days =4.3

| source = Environment Canada{{Cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=ST+LEONARD+A&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=6256&dispBack=1|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada|publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada|date=2013-09-25|website=climate.weather.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}

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File:Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick (1918).jpg|Saint-Léonard, 1918

File:Saint-Léonard,NB.jpg|Saint-Leonard railroad station

File:J.D. Irving Grande Riviѐre Sawmill in Saint-Leonard, New Brunswick.jpg|J.D. Irving sawmill

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léonard had a population of {{val|1322|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|567|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|625|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:1322-1300}}|1300|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|1300|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|5.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|1322|5.34|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.

{{Historical populations

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Historical populations

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| footnote = Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1955/195501710145_p.%20145.pdf], Census 1941-1951{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Saint-Léonard, Town |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1313006&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&SearchText=Saint-leonard&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=August 13, 2019}}

| 1941 | 1095

| 1951 | 1419

| 1961 | 1666

| 1991 | 1545

| 1996 | 1450

| 2001 | 1385

| 2006 | 1352

| 2011 | 1343

| 2016 | 1300

}}

Mother tongue language (2006)

class="wikitable"
Language ! Population ! Pct (%)
French only \| 1,165 \| 89.62%
English only \| 70 \| 5.38%
Other languages \| 55 \| 4.23%
Both English and French \| 10 \| 0.77%

class="wikitable"

Language

! Population

! Pct (%)

French only

| 1,165

| 89.62%

English only

| 70

| 5.38%

Other languages

| 55

| 4.23%

Both English and French

| 10

| 0.77%

Education

It has a single school, École Grande-Rivière.

Notable people

References

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[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1313006&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=st._leonard&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Custom&Custom=1000,7000,8000 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick]

[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=201&S=51&O=A&RPP=25&PR=13&CMA=0 Statistics Canada] Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses

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