Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe dy buʁ dəni]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis  | |
  Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis  Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 1°09′05″E / 49.4353°N 1.1514°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Darnétal |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Sophie Boucquiaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,641 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76599 /76160 |
| Elevation | 20–138 m (66–453 ft) (avg. 133 m or 436 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis is a light industrial suburban town surrounded by woodland and situated in the Roumois, just 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D42 and the D138 roads.
History edit
Etymology edit
The current official name of the town derives from a mistaken etymology dating back to French Revolution. Political authorities have retained and not reformed this quaint error to the present day. A more rational name would be "Saint-Léger-Bourdeny", after its ancient name "Bourdeny", a Gallo-Roman toponym in -acum, formed with the Germanic personal name Burdinus, thus Burdiniacum > Bourdeny. Burdinus, a given name, gave rise to the patronymic surnames Bourdain and Bourdin, common in west central France.
A similar name can be found in the Merovingian toponym Bourdainville.
Heraldry edit
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The arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis are blazoned : Gules, a chevron between 2 leopards heads and a spindle bendwise sinister argent.
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Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,144 | — |
| 1975 | 2,381 | +1.51% |
| 1982 | 2,953 | +3.12% |
| 1990 | 2,772 | −0.79% |
| 1999 | 3,124 | +1.34% |
| 2007 | 3,263 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 3,449 | +1.11% |
| 2017 | 3,450 | +0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The church of St.Léger, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The debris of a tenth-century castle.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
- Official website of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis (in French)