Saint-Léger-de-Balson
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Saint-Léger-de-Balson Sent Lugèir de Balion |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Langon | |
| Canton | Les Landes des Graves | |
| Community association | South Gironde | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 26 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ W | |
| height | 27-71 m | |
| surface | 38.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 337 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 33113 | |
| INSEE code | 33429 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Léger-de-Balson |
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Saint-Leger-de-Balson ( Occitan Sent Lugèir de Balion ) is a French municipality with 337 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Langon and Les Landes des Graves (until 2015 Saint-Symphorien ). The inhabitants are called hostensois .
geography
Saint-Léger-de-Balson is located about 50 kilometers south-southeast of Bordeaux . Saint-Léger-de-Balson is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Balizac in the north, Villandraut in the east and northeast, Préchac in the east and southeast, Bourideys in the south and Saint-Symphorien in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 223 | 217 | 214 | 227 | 239 | 243 | 272 | 337 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Léger church from the 12th century, a historic monument since 1973
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 1402-1406.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Léger-de-Balson - Collection of images, videos and audio files
