Saint-Léger, Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Léger
Commune
The town hall and church of Saint-Léger
Coat of arms
Saint-Léger Location within Hauts-de-France region Saint-Léger
Coordinates: 50°11′13″N 2°51′31″E / 50.1869°N 2.8586°E / 50.1869; 2.8586Coordinates: 50°11′13″N 2°51′31″E / 50.1869°N 2.8586°E / 50.1869; 2.8586
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Blondel
Area1	7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	413
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
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 Hauts-de-France 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

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Léger (Pas-de-Calais).

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