Saint-Léonard-d'Aston | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
Coordinates: | 46.1°N -94°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Centre-du-Québec |
Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
Subdivision Name3: | Nicolet-Yamaska |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | April 13, 1994 |
Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Luc P. Balleux |
Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
Leader Name1: | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name2: | Nicolet-Bécancour |
Area Footnotes: | [3] |
Area Total Km2: | 84.80 |
Area Land Km2: | 82.56 |
Population Total: | 2271 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | 27.5 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2006-2011 |
Population Blank1: | 5.8% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 1031 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | J0C 1M0 |
Area Code: | 819 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: |
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ leɔnaʁ dastɔn/) is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska RCM in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,271. 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.
PopulationPopulation trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | 2,271 | 5.8% | |
2006 | 2,146 | 3.8% | |
2001 | 2,231 | 0.7% | |
1996 | 2,216 | 0.6% | |
1991 | 2,229 | N/A |
LanguageMother tongue language (2006)[5]
Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
French only | 2,085 | 98.82% | |
English only | 0 | 0.00% | |
Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% | |
Other languages | 25 | 1.18% |
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.[6] [7] [8]