Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie

Saint-Léon-le-Grand
Parish municipality
Location within Maskinongé RCM
Location within Maskinongé RCM
St-Léon-le-Grand is located in Central Quebec
St-Léon-le-Grand
St-Léon-le-Grand
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°19′N 72°56′W / 46.317°N 72.933°W / 46.317; -72.933[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMauricie
RCMMaskinongé
Settled1790s
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named afterPope Leo I[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorChristian Charette
 • Fed. ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. ridingMaskinongé
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
75.7 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
 • Land75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi)
 There is an apparent discrepancy between 2 authoritative sources.
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
863
 • Density11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-21
Decrease 7.0%
 • Dwellings
393
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0K 2W0
Area code(s)819
Highways R-349
Websitewww.st-leon.com Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Léon-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leɔ̃ lə ɡʁɑ̃]) is a parish municipality in the Maskinongé Regional County Municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec, Canada.

History

In 1708, the area was granted as a seignory to François Dumontier (1666-1714), secretary of Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, with settlement beginning in the late 18th century. In 1797, a mission was founded, that became a parish in 1833. The parish was called Saint-Léon-le-Grand in honour of Pope Leo the Great, while the place was initially known as Saint-Léon-de-Dumontier.[1]

In 1847, the Municipality of Dumontier was created, abolished in 1847, and reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Léon-le-Grand on July 1, 1855.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léon-le-Grand had a population of 863 living in 369 of its 393 total private dwellings, a change of −7% from its 2016 population of 928. With a land area of 75.97 km2 (29.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.4/km2 (29.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0.6%
  • French as first language: 98.8%
  • English and French as first languages: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.6%

Government

List of former mayors:

  • Roland Pelletier (...–2005)
  • Robert Lalonde (2005–2021)
  • Marilyne Gélinas (2021–2025)
  • Christian Charette (2025–current)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Reference number 57072". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 51035". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Mauricie (Code 2451035) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  4. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  5. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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