Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec




Municipality in Quebec, Canada



























































































Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
Municipality
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston.jpg

Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.



Saint-Léonard-d'Aston is located in Southern Quebec

Saint-Léonard-d'Aston

Saint-Léonard-d'Aston



Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°06′N 72°22′W / 46.100°N 72.367°W / 46.100; -72.367Coordinates: 46°06′N 72°22′W / 46.100°N 72.367°W / 46.100; -72.367[1]
Country
 Canada
Province
 Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted April 13, 1994
Government

[2][3]

 • Mayor Luc P. Balleux
 • Federal riding
 Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 • Prov. riding
 Nicolet-Bécancour
Area

[2][4]

 • Total 84.80 km2 (32.74 sq mi)
 • Land 82.56 km2 (31.88 sq mi)
Population
(2011)[4]

 • Total 2,271
 • Density 27.5/km2 (71/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 5.8%
 • Dwellings

 1,031
Time zone
UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1M0
Area code(s) 819
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
A-55

Route 155
Website www.saint-leonard
-daston.net

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 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 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.




Contents






  • 1 Demographics


    • 1.1 Population


    • 1.2 Language




  • 2 Attractions


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Demographics



Population


Population trend:[5]

































Census
 Population
 Change (%)
2011
 2,271
Increase 5.8%
2006
 2,146
Decrease 3.8%
2001
 2,231
Increase 0.7%
1996
 2,216
Decrease 0.6%
1991
 2,229
 N/A


Language


Mother tongue language (2006)[6]




























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%


Attractions


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.[7][8][9]



See also


  • List of municipalities in Quebec


References





  1. ^ Reference number 289098 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)


  2. ^ ab Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston


  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)


  4. ^ ab 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec


  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


  6. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec


  7. ^ Péloquin, Tristan (July 12, 2011). "Les jours du mythique Madrid sont comptés". La Presse. Montreal. Retrieved July 13, 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  8. ^ Bacon, Myriam (July 11, 2011). "L'esprit du Madrid survivra à sa démolition". Le Nouvelliste. Trois-Rivières. Retrieved July 13, 2011.


  9. ^ Veillette, Marie-Ève (February 24, 2012). "McDonald's et St-Hubert s'implantent à St-Léonard-d'Aston". Le Courrier Sud (in French). Nicolet, Quebec. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2012.




External links






  • Manoir Bigfoot / Restaurant Le Madrid












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