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Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W / 46.483; -70.617
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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

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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

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References

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  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 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.