Saint-Léger (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe] ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Saint-Léger | |
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_-_Rue_de_Vaulx-Vraucourt.JPG) The town hall and church of Saint-Léger | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Léger  | |
  Saint-Léger  Saint-Léger | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′13″N 2°51′31″E / 50.1869°N 2.8586°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Blondel[1] |
Area 1 | 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 518 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62754 /62128 |
| Elevation | 69–117 m (226–384 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editSaint-Léger lies 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D12, D9 and D36E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by half a mile to the east of the commune.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 447 | — |
| 1975 | 422 | −0.82% |
| 1982 | 413 | −0.31% |
| 1990 | 392 | −0.65% |
| 1999 | 393 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 404 | +0.35% |
| 2012 | 423 | +0.92% |
| 2017 | 450 | +1.25% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Leger, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after the First World War.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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