Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne

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Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Commune
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne is located in France
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Coordinates: 46°02′27″N 3°59′52″E / 46.0408°N 3.9978°E / 46.0408; 3.9978Coordinates: 46°02′27″N 3°59′52″E / 46.0408°N 3.9978°E / 46.0408; 3.9978
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonRoanne-2
IntercommunalityRoannais Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Christine Bravo[1]
Area
1
4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42253 /42155
Elevation296–339 m (971–1,112 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ leʒe syʁ ʁɔan], literally Saint-Léger on Roanne) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[2]

A football team called les Belettes (The Weasels) was created in the village in 2020.[3] In April 2021 the village was the site of a large explosion after gas-cylinders were exposed to fire.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793180—    
1806169−6.1%
1821249+47.3%
1931323+29.7%
1946385+19.2%
1954376−2.3%
1962535+42.3%
YearPop.±%
1968578+8.0%
1975712+23.2%
1982859+20.6%
1990947+10.2%
1999943−0.4%
20091,133+20.1%
20171,145+1.1%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file
  3. ^ Etaix, Cyprien (18 June 2021). "Le nouveau club installé à Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne vient de fêter son premier anniversaire". Le Pays (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Explosion à St-Léger-sur-Roanne Un atelier d'une centaine de m2 ravagé par les flammes après une explosion". Le Pays. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.