St. Leonard, New Brunswick
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Saint-Léonard Ville de Saint-Léonard |
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 Saint-Léonard
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| Coordinates: 47°09′45″N 67°55′30″W / 47.1625°N 67.925°W | ||
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 Canada
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 New Brunswick
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| County | Madawaska | |
| Parish | Saint-Léonard | |
| Settled | 1789 | |
| Town Status | 1920 | |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Madawaska—Restigouche |
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| Provincial | Restigouche-La-Vallée | |
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| • Type | Town Council | |
| • Mayor | Carmel St-Amand | |
| • Deputy Mayor | Kenneth Akerley | |
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List of Members
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 150 to 171 m (492 to 561 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 987 | |
| • Density | 258.3/km2 (669/sq mi) | |
| • Change 2006-11 |
 0.7% |
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| • Census Ranking | 1,705 of 5,008 | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | |
| Postal code(s) | E7E | |
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| Dwellings | 574 | |
| Median Income* | $33,285 CDN | |
| NTS Map | 021O04 | |
| GNBC Code | DAADY | |
| Website | www.saint-leonard.ca | |
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Saint-Léonard is a Canadian town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.
It is located on the east bank of the Saint John River opposite Van Buren, Maine, to which it is connected via the Saint Leonard-Van Buren Bridge.
Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren.
The town's economy is driven by potato farming and a J.D. Irving Limited sawmill. Saint-Léonard is officially bilingual but it is predominantly a Francophone community.
On June 30, 2008, a truck carrying 12 million bees overturned near Saint-Léonard. This accident was the first of its kind in New Brunswick.
Saint-Léonard, 1918
Saint-Leonard railroad station
It has a single school, École Grande-Rivière.
Population trend
Mother tongue language (2006)
Coordinates: 47°09′45″N 67°55′30″W / 47.16250°N 67.92500°W
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