Saint-Léger-aux-Bois, Seine-Maritime
Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | |
|---|---|
 The tower of the Duke of Mailly | |
Location of Saint-Léger-aux-Bois  | |
  Saint-Léger-aux-Bois  Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′04″N 1°36′42″E / 49.8344°N 1.6117°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Eu |
| Intercommunality | CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémy Ternisien[1] |
Area 1 | 11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 485 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76598 /76340 |
| Elevation | 153–221 m (502–725 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Léger-aux-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe o bwa]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, at the junction of the D920, the D7 and the D116 roads, some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Dieppe.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 502 | — |
| 1975 | 528 | +0.72% |
| 1982 | 512 | −0.44% |
| 1990 | 509 | −0.07% |
| 1999 | 455 | −1.24% |
| 2007 | 480 | +0.67% |
| 2012 | 522 | +1.69% |
| 2017 | 497 | −0.98% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A sixteenth century donjon, the ‘Tour de Mailly’, a 15m diameter round tower.
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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