Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
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Saint-Léonard (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a former town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Vallée-des-Rivières.
History
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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.[2]
On 1 January 2023, Saint-Léonard amalgamated with the village of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska and parts of four local service districts to form the new town of Vallée-des-Rivières.[3][4] The community's name remains in official use.[5]
Geography
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.
Climate
The town has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb), even for this type of climate the warm season can be milder for a non-coastal city like Saint John, because the Great Lakes and Appalachians hold much of the heat. that come from the Gulf of Mexico and the interior of the United States. But winters are substantially cold with spring and fall with pleasant temperatures.[6]Template:Weather box
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Saint-Léonard, 1918
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Saint-Leonard railroad station
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Demographics
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Mother tongue language (2006)[8]
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Education
It has a single school, École Grande-Rivière.
Notable people
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See also
References
External links
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- ↑ New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Saint-Léonard
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