Saint-Léonard-d'Aston

Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
Municipality
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston in 2026
Saint-Léonard-d'Aston in 2026
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; -72.367[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedApril 13, 1994
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorLaurent Marcotte
 • Federal ridingBécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
[2][4]
 • Total
84.80 km2 (32.74 sq mi)
 • Land82.55 km2 (31.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total
2,530
 • Density30.6/km2 (79/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 8.5%
 • Dwellings
1,163
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1M0
Area code819
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
A-55
R-155
Websitewww.saint-leonard
-daston.net

Saint-Léonard-d'Aston (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leɔnaʁ dastɔn]) is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska RCM in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 2,530. 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.

Demographics

Population Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2021 2,530 Increase 8.5%
2016 2,331 Increase 2.6%
2011 2,271 Increase 5.8%
2006 2,146 Decrease 3.8%
2001 2,231 Increase 0.7%
1996 2,216 N/A

Language Mother tongue language (2021)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,445 97.8%
English only 10 0.4%
Both English and French 10 0.4%
Other languages 30 1.2%

Attractions

Along Autoroute 20, on exit 202, halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, stands a restaurant that bore four names and four different styles along the years, first Moulin Rouge, then Madrid, after Manoir Big Foot, and now Le Madrid 2.0. At the end of the '80s, during the Madrid period, the place 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 now includes conventional fast-food restaurants.[7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 289098". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston". Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BAS-RICHELIEU--NICOLET--BÉCANCOUR (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2021 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.
  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. Retrieved May 24, 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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