Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
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|map_caption = Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec.
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|subdivision_name2 = Centre-du-Québec
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|subdivision_name3 = Nicolet-Yamaska
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|established_title1 = Constituted
|established_date1 = April 13, 1994
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|government_footnotes = [http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/50042/ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston][http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1415 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Laurent Marcotte
|leader_title1 = Federal riding
|leader_name1 = Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
|leader_title2 = Prov. riding
|leader_name2 = Nicolet-Bécancour
|area_footnotes = [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint%2DL%EF%BF%BDonard%2Dd%27Aston&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052450042&HEADERlist=0 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec]
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|area_total_km2 = 84.80
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|population_total = 2530
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|population_blank1 = {{increase}} 8.5%
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|population_blank2 = 1163
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|timezone = EST
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|postal_code = J0C 1M0
|area_code = 819
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|website = {{URL|www.saint-leonard-daston.net|www.saint-leonard
-daston.net}}
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Saint-Léonard-d'Aston ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ leɔnaʁ dastɔn}}) is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska RCM in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,530. The municipality is situated along Route 155, partway between Drummondville and Trois-Rivières. Autoroute 20 and a major intercity railway line, part of Canadian National Railway over which VIA Rail Canada passenger trains also operate, 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:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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Census
! Population ! Change (%) |
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2021
| 2,530 | {{increase}} 8.5% |
2016
| 2,331 | {{increase}} 2.6% |
2011
| 2,271 | {{increase}} 5.8% |
2006
| 2,146 | {{decrease}} 3.8% |
2001
| 2,231 | {{increase}} 0.7% |
1996
| 2,216 | N/A |
Language
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Language
! Population ! Pct (%) |
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French only
| 2,445 | 97.8% |
English only
| 10 | 0.4% |
Both English and French
| 10 | 0.4% |
Other languages
| 30 | 1.2% |
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.{{cite news|first=Tristan |last=Péloquin |newspaper=La Presse
|location=Montreal |title=Les jours du mythique Madrid sont comptés |url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/quebec-canada/national/201107/12/01-4417071-les-jours-du-mythique-madrid-sont-comptes.php |date=July 12, 2011 |accessdate=July 13, 2011}}{{cite news|first=Myriam |last=Bacon |title=L'esprit du Madrid survivra à sa démolition |newspaper=Le Nouvelliste |location=Trois-Rivières |date = July 11, 2011 |accessdate=July 13, 2011|url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201107/10/01-4416728-lesprit-du-madrid-survivra-a-sa-demolition.php}}{{cite news
|url = http://www.lecourriersud.com/Actualites/Actualites-regionales/2012-02-24/article-2906491/McDonald%26rsquos-et-St-Hubert-s%26rsquoimplantent-a-St-Leonard-d%26rsquoAston/1
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130127141021/http://www.lecourriersud.com/Actualites/Actualites-regionales/2012-02-24/article-2906491/McDonald%26rsquos-et-St-Hubert-s%26rsquoimplantent-a-St-Leonard-d%26rsquoAston/1
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = January 27, 2013
|title = McDonald's et St-Hubert s'implantent à St-Léonard-d'Aston
|last = Veillette
|first = Marie-Ève
|date = February 24, 2012
|work = Le Courrier Sud
|language = French
|access-date = May 24, 2012
|location = Nicolet, Quebec
}}
See also
References
External links
{{Commons category|Saint-Léonard-d'Aston}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004634/http://www.manoir-bigfoot.com/EN/quoi9.asp Manoir Bigfoot / Restaurant Le Madrid]
{{Geographic Location (8-way)
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Northwest = Sainte-Monique / Grand-Saint-Esprit
| North = Saint-Célestin (municipality)
| Northeast = Saint-Wenceslas
| West = Sainte-Perpétue
| Centre = Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
| East = Sainte-Eulalie
| Southwest =
| South = Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (parish)
| Southeast = Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton
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{{Nicolet-Yamaska RCM|state=expanded}}
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Category:Municipalities in Quebec
Category:Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec