Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Saint-Léon-de-Standon
Parish municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM
Saint-Léon-de-Standon Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	January 1, 1874
Government [2]
• Mayor	Bernard Morin
• Fed. riding	Lévis—Bellechasse
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	136.20 km^2 (52.59 sq mi)
• Land	136.88 km^2 (52.85 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,042
• Density	7.6/km^2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	7.5%
• Dwellings	678
Postal code(s)	G0R 4L0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-277
Website	https://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 km^2 (52.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km^2 (19.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

See also

• St. Leon (disambiguation)

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57071". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "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.