Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines

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Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
Coat of arms of Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines (France)
Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Rambouillet
Canton Rambouillet
Community association Rambouillet Territoires
Coordinates 48 ° 43 '  N , 1 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '  N , 1 ° 46'  E
height 112-186 m
surface 34.52 km 2
Residents 1,378 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 40 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 78610
INSEE code 78562
Website http://www.saint-leger-en-yvelines.fr/

Town hall of Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines

Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines is a French commune with 1,378 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Rambouillet and the canton of Rambouillet . The inhabitants are called Léodégariens .

geography

The municipality is part of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park . Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines is located about 37 kilometers southwest of Versailles and covers an area of ​​3452 hectares. Neighboring communities are:

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 680 641 806 969 1,074 1,322 1,409 1,491

Attractions

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines

  • 11th century Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Personalities

  • The French writer Stanislas de Boufflers lived in the municipality.
  • The British writer Peter Townsend committed suicide in Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines and was buried in the community cemetery.
  • Former French minister Robert Boulin was found dead in a forest in the municipality in 1979.

Community partnerships

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 755-757.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines  - Collection of images, videos and audio files