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Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat |
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Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat |
| Intercommunality | Noblat |
| Mayor | Christine Riffaud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 250–444 m (820–1,457 ft) (avg. 330 m/1,080 ft) |
| Land area1 | 55.59 km2 (21.46 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,757 (2006) |
| - Density | 86 /km2 (220 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat (Occitan: Sent Liunard) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.
Perched on a hill above the river Vienne, the town is named after Saint Leonard of Noblac, who, as legend suggests, was responsible for the liberation of many prisoners in 11th century France.
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Inhabitants are known as Miaulétous.
The Saint-Léonard Church of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.
Lajoumard, a village that administratively depends of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, is one of the oldest villages in Limousin.
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat is the hometown of famous chemist and physicist, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac.
Another famous inhabitant is Raymond Poulidor, the legendary bike racer considered to be the most popular one France ever had. He is in his seventies now and is known as "the eternal second". Despite beginning as a favourite in several Tours de France, he persistently failed to win. He often lost against his biggest rival, Jacques Anquetil, who won the Tour five times. Later on, he competed with Eddy Merckx, who also won five times. Raymond's most famous victory was the classic Milan - Sanremo.
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