Saint-Léger-aux-Bois, Seine-Maritime

      Saint-Léger-aux-Bois

      Saint-Léger-aux-Bois is located in France
      Saint-Léger-aux-Bois
      Administration
      Country France
      Region Upper Normandy
      Department Seine-Maritime
      Arrondissement Dieppe
      Canton Blangy-sur-Bresle
      Intercommunality Blangy-sur-Bresle
      Mayor Rémy Ternisien
      (2008–2014)
      Statistics
      Elevation 153–221 m (502–725 ft)
      (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
      Land area1 11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
      Population2 488  (2006)
       - Density 44 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
      INSEE/Postal code 76598/ 76340
      1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
      2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

      Coordinates: 49°50′04″N 1°36′42″E / 49.8344°N 1.6117°E / 49.8344; 1.6117

      Saint-Léger-aux-Bois is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

      Geography

      A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, at the junction of the D920, the D7 and the D116 roads, some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Dieppe.

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      Population

      Population history
      1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
      494 502 528 512 509 455 488
      Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates
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      Places of interest

      • The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
      • A sixteenth century donjon, the ‘Tour de Mailly’, a 15m diameter round tower.
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      Last modified on 1 June 2013, at 00:03