Saint-Léger-Magnazeix
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Bellac | |
| Canton | Châteauponsac | |
| Community association | Haut Limousin en Marche | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 17 ′ N , 1 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 199-322 m | |
| surface | 55.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 490 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87190 | |
| INSEE code | 87160 | |
Saint-Léger-Magnazeix , Occitan Sent allo Manhasés , is a French community in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine , in Haute-Vienne , in district Bellac and in Canton Châteauponsac . It borders in the northwest with Lussac-les-Églises , in the north with Jouac , in the northeast with Cromac , in the east with Mailhac-sur-Benaize , in the southeast with Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille , in the south with Dompierre-les-Églises and in the southwest on Magnac-Laval .
history
In 1172 the Grammontensian priory Les Bronzeaux with the Grammontensian name Brondellis was founded in Saint-Léger-Magnazeix . The house of the priory is now a monument historique .
During the French Revolution the place was called "Léger-le-Peuple".
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 980 | 872 | 772 | 649 | 589 | 533 | 513 | 515 |
Web links
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