Saint-Léolin, New Brunswick

Place in New Brunswick, Canada

47°46′3.0″N 65°09′1.6″W / 47.767500°N 65.150444°W / 47.767500; -65.150444CountryCanadaProvinceNew BrunswickCounty Gloucester County Parish New Bandon Parish Town Rivière-du-NordArea

^[1]

• Land19.73 km² (7.62 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total615 • Density31.2/km² (81/sq mi) • Change 2016–21

4.9%Time zoneUTC-4 (Atlantic) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (Atlantic)Area codeArea code 506Websitehttp://www.villagesaintleolin.ca

Saint-Léolin is a former village on the Acadian Peninsula in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Rivière-du-Nord.

History

The first settler in the village was Joseph Bertin in the early 19th century. The village was originally named Saint-Joseph, but changed in 1904 to avoid confusion with another Saint-Joseph near Memramcook.

The village was incorporated in 1978.

On 1 January 2023, Saint-Léolin amalgamated with the three other villages and all or part of four local service districts to form the new of Rivière-du-Nord.^[2]^[3] The community's name remains in official use.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Léolin had a population of 615 living in 305 of its 330 total private dwellings, a change of -4.9% from its 2016 population of 647. With a land area of 19.73 km² (7.62 sq mi), it had a population density of 31.2/km² (80.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census Profile of Saint-Léolin, Village (VL)". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Local Governments Establishment Regulation – Local Governance Act". Government of New Brunswick. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "RSC 4 Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Proposed entity names reflect strong ties to nature and history" (Press release). Irishtown, New Brunswick: Government of New Brunswick. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.