Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie, 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 / 46.317°N 72.933°W / 46.317; -72.933Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W / 46.317; -72.933[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 km2 (29.31 sq mi)
• Land	76.64 km2 (29.59 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	992
• Density	12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.8%
• Dwellings	401
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0K 2W0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 349

Saint-Léon-le-Grand is a parish municipality in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics[]

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 992 (2006 to 2011 population change: 2.8%)
• Population in 2006: 965
• Population in 2001: 966
• Population in 1996: 955
• Population in 1991: 925

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 388 (total dwellings: 401)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

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