Saint-Léger, Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Saint-Léger
Coordinates: 50°11′13″N 2°51′31″E / 50.1869°N 2.8586°ECoordinates: 50°11′13″N 2°51′31″E / 50.1869°N 2.8586°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Blondel
Area^1	7.47 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	413
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62754 / 62128
Elevation	69–117 m (226–384 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 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 Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Saint-Léger lies 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D12, D9 and D36E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by half a mile to the east of the commune.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
445	447	422	413	392	393	413
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC military cemetery
• Saint-Léger on the Quid website (French)