Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W / 46.483; -70.617
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Saint-Léon-de-Standon
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Léon-de-Standon is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Léon-de-Standon
Saint-Léon-de-Standon
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W / 46.483; -70.617[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1874
Government
 • MayorBernard Morin
 • Fed. ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total136.20 km2 (52.59 sq mi)
 • Land136.88 km2 (52.85 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,042
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 7.5%
 • Dwellings
678
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-277
Websitehttps://www.st-leon-de-standon.com/

Saint-Léon-de-Standon is a parish municipality of about 1,000 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The Etchemin River goes through the municipality.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léon-de-Standon had a population of 1,042 living in 543 of its 678 total private dwellings, a change of -7.5% from its 2016 population of 1,127. With a land area of 136.88 km2 (52.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km2 (19.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57071". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Saint%2Dleon%2Dde%2Dstandon&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052419020&HEADERlist=0
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.