Saint-Léger-aux-Bois, Seine-Maritime

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

Saint-Léger-aux-Bois
The tower of the Duke of Mailly
Location of Saint-Léger-aux-Bois
Saint-Léger-aux-Bois
Saint-Léger-aux-Bois
Coordinates: 49°50′04″N 1°36′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Rémy Ternisien
Area
1
11.02 km2 (4.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
497
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76598 /76340
Elevation153–221 m (502–725 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968502    
1975528+0.72%
1982512−0.44%
1990509−0.07%
1999455−1.24%
2007480+0.67%
2012522+1.69%
2017497−0.98%
Source: INSEE[2]

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.

See also

References


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