Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
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Saint-Léonard | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Saint-Léonard | |
Coordinates: 50°41′28″N 1°37′31″E / 50.6911°N 1.6253°ECoordinates: 50°41′28″N 1°37′31″E / 50.6911°N 1.6253°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Samer |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Loup Lesaffre |
Area | |
• Land1 | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 3,725 |
• Population2 Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62755 / 62360 |
Elevation |
2–110 m (6.6–360.9 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
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 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Saint-Léonard is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D940 roads. The A16 autoroute forms the eastern border of the commune and the river Liane the western.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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1233 | 1547 | 3929 | 4021 | 4131 | 3952 | 3725 |
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Léonard, dating from the eleventh century.
- The modern church of St.Therése
- The Château de Pont-de-Briques, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The nineteenth century Château Neuf.
See also
References
External links
- Official website of the commune of Saint-Léonard (French)
- Saint-Léonard on the Quid website (French)
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