Saint-Léger, Pas-de-Calais

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
Commune
The town hall and church of Saint-Léger
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger Show map of France Saint-Léger Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°11′13″N 2°51′31″E / 50.1869°N 2.8586°E / 50.1869; 2.8586
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 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	495
• Density	66/km^2 (170/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-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

Historical population

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

• 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

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 

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• The CWGC military cemetery