Saint-Léger, Charente-Maritime

Saint-Léger

Town hall and war memorial
Saint-Léger

Coordinates: 45°37′20″N 0°34′54″W / 45.6222°N 0.5817°W / 45.6222; -0.5817Coordinates: 45°37′20″N 0°34′54″W / 45.6222°N 0.5817°W / 45.6222; -0.5817
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement Saintes
Canton Pons
Intercommunality Région de Pons
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Geneau
Area1 15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 571
  Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 17354 / 17800
Elevation 7–67 m (23–220 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 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-Léger is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the Seugne River.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962402    
1968402+0.0%
1975375−6.7%
1982402+7.2%
1990461+14.7%
1999465+0.9%
2008571+22.8%

See also

References

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