Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec
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 Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. |
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 Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
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| Coordinates: 46°06′N 72°22′W / 46.100°N 72.367°WCoordinates: 46°06′N 72°22′W / 46.100°N 72.367°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | April 13, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc P. Balleux |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.80 km2 (32.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 82.56 km2 (31.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,271 |
| • Density | 27.5/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 5.8% |
| • Dwellings | 1,031 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0C 1M0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways  A-20 (TCH) A-55
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 Route 155
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| Website | www |
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.
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Mother tongue language (2006)
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.
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