Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Town of Saint-Léonard
other_name = Ville de Saint-Léonard
nickname = The Crossroads of the Valley!!!
settlement_type =Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Provinces of Canada
subdivision_name1 = New Brunswick
government_type =Town Council
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Roland J. Martin
leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
leader_name1 = Carmel St-Amand
leader_title2 = Councillors
leader_name2 = Keith Akerley, Lisa Parent, Connie Pelletier Tardif, Norbert Bourgoin
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1700s
established_title2 = Incorporated Town
established_date2 = 1920
established_title3 =
area_total_km2 = 5.2
area_blank1_title = Parish
area_blank1_km2 = 343.95
population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
From StatsCan
population_total = 1352
population_density_km2 = 260
population_blank1_title = Parish
population_blank1 = 1039
population_density_blank1_km2 = 343.95
population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
timezone = AST
utc_offset = -4
timezone_DST = ADT
utc_offset_DST = -3
latd= 47.16276
longd=-67.92559
elevation_m = 150 to 171
elevation_ft = 492 to 561
postal_code_type =Canadian Postal code
postal_code = E7E
area_code = 506
blank_name = Telephone Exchange
blank_info = 423
blank1_name = NTS Map
blank1_info = 021O04
blank2_name = GNBC Code
blank2_info = DAADY

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. 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. It has a single school, Ėcole Grande-Riviere. Saint-Léonard was once a popular town during Prohibition in the United-States as it was easy to smuggle alcohol to Van Buren.

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. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7482609.stm|title=Lorry carrying 12m bees overturns|publisher=BBC News Online|date=2008-07-01|accessdate=2008-07-01]

References

External links

* [http://www.saint-leonard.ca/ Town of Saint-Leonard]