Saint-Léandre Explained

Saint-Léandre
Flag Size:120x80px
Pushpin Map:Canada Eastern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates:48.7333°N -103°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:ca. 1900
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:March 30, 1912
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Steve Castonguay
Area Total Km2:105.76
Area Land Km2:104.72
Population Total:375
Population Density Km2:3.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 6.3%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:222
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:No major routes

Saint-Léandre is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matanie Regional County Municipality.

History

The Parish of Saint-Léandre was founded in 1900, named after the first settler of the place, Léandre Bernier. In 1902, its post office opened.

On March 30, 1912, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Léandre was formed when it ceded from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Ulric.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léandre had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 104.72km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Local government

List of former mayors:

See also