Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Léonard
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Léonard

Coat of arms
Saint-Léonard
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Saint-Léonard
Coordinates: 50°41′28″N 1°37′31″E / 50.6911°N 1.6253°E / 50.6911; 1.6253Coordinates: 50°41′28″N 1°37′31″E / 50.6911°N 1.6253°E / 50.6911; 1.6253
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Canton Outreau
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Loup Lesaffre
Area1 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,725
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 Hauts-de-France 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

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
1233154739294021413139523725
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Léonard, dating from the twelfth century and now a historical monument.[1]
  • The modern church of St.Therése
  • The Château de Pont-de-Briques, (dating from the seventeenth century), a registered monument.[2]
  • The nineteenth century Château Neuf.[3]
  • Château des Lions (also known as Château Muhlberg), a château from the nineteenth century, now an orphanage[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The church in Base Merimee: PA00108397
  2. ↑ Château de Pont-de-Briques in Base Merimee: IA00062560
  3. ↑ Château Neuf in Base Merimee: IA00062562
  4. ↑ Château des Lions in Base Merimee: IA00062559


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