| Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Location within Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. | |
| Coordinates (370, rue Principale [1]): | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Municipality | April 13, 1994 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |
| Provincial | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Laval Simard |
| • Federal MP(s) | Louis Plamondon (BQ) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Jean-Martin Aussant (PQ) |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 82.56 km2 (31.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[4] | |
| • Total | 2,146 |
| • Density | 26.0/km2 (67.3/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) | 3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 954 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0C |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Access Routes[5] A-20 / TCH A-55 |
Route 155 |
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska RCM in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 959. The municipality is situated along Route 155, partway between Drummondville and Trois-Rivières. Autoroute 20 and a major intercity railway line operated by Via Rail also 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.
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Population trend[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,146 | 3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,231 | 0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,216 | 0.6% |
| 1991 | 2,229 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
| 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 stands an impressive structure called the Manoir Bigfoot—also known as the Restaurant Madrid—which is notable for its bizarre decorations: large monster trucks parked outside next to a line of larger-than-life statues of dinosaurs.
| Sainte-Monique / Grand-Saint-Esprit | Saint-Célestin (municipality) | Saint-Wenceslas | ||
| Sainte-Perpétue | Sainte-Eulalie | |||
| Saint-Léonard-d'Aston | ||||
| Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (parish) | Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton |
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