Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne

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.[3]

Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Commune
Location of Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
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
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)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,161
 • Density260/km2 (670/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.

A football team called les Belettes (The Weasels) was created in the village in 2020.[4] In April 2021 the village was the site of a large explosion after gas-cylinders were exposed to fire.[5]

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. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
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