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.
Saint-Léon-de-Standon | |
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 Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
  Saint-Léon-de-Standon Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | January 1, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernard Morin |
| • Fed. riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.20 km2 (52.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 136.88 km2 (52.85 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,042 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.5% |
| • Dwellings | 678 |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-277 |
| Website | https://www.st-leon-de-standon.com/ |
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 km2 (52.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km2 (19.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]