Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Léonard is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Saint-Léonard
Commune
The town hall of Saint-Léonard
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard
Coordinates: 50°41′28″N 1°37′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonOutreau
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Loup Lesaffre
Area
1
3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,452
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62755 /62360
Elevation2–110 m (6.6–360.9 ft)
(avg. 7 m or 23 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-Léonard is a farming and light industrial town, situated some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D940 roads. The A16 autoroute forms the eastern border of the commune and the river Liane the western.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,547—    
19753,929+14.24%
19824,021+0.33%
19904,131+0.34%
19993,952−0.49%
20073,628−1.06%
20123,616−0.07%
20173,452−0.92%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest
  • The church of St.Léonard, dating from the twelfth century and now a historical monument.[3]
  • The modern church of St. Therése
  • The Château de Pont-de-Briques, (dating from the seventeenth century), a registered monument.[4]
  • The nineteenth century Château Neuf.[5]
  • Château des Lions (also known as Château Muhlberg), a château from the nineteenth century, now an orphanage[6]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. The church in Base Merimee: PA00108397
  4. Château de Pont-de-Briques in Base Merimee: IA00062560
  5. Château Neuf in Base Merimee: IA00062562
  6. Château des Lions in Base Merimee: IA00062559


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