Country Canada Parish Saint-Léonard Town Status 1920 Area 5.2 km² Local time Tuesday 6:02 PM Area code 506 | County Madawaska Settled 1789 Electoral Districts
Federal Madawaska—Restigouche Population 987 (2011) Province New Brunswick Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Saint-Léonard is a Canadian town in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.
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Map of Saint Leonard, NB, Canada
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.
History
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.
Education
It has a single school, école Grande-Rivière.
References
Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA