Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
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Commune of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat |
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| Saint-Léonard Church in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | CC de Noblat |
| Mayor | Christine Riffaud (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 250–444 m (avg. 330 m) |
| Land area¹ | 55.59 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
4,764 |
| - Density | 86/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 87161/ 87400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Occitan: Sent Liunard) is a village and commune of the Haute-Vienne département, in the Limousin région of France.
Perched on a hill above the river Vienne, the town is named after Saint Leonard of Noblac, who, legend suggests, was responsible for the liberation of many prisoners in 11th century France. It is the hometown of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, famous chemist and physicist.
[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 4,764. On 1 January 2004, the estimate was 4,667.
Inhabitants are known as Miaulétous.
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