Saint-Léger (Charente)

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Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger (France)
Saint-Léger
local community Coteaux-du-Blanzacais
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Charente
Arrondissement cognac
Coordinates 45 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 3 ′  E
Post Code 16250
Former INSEE code 16332
Incorporation 1st January 2019
status Commune déléguée

Saint-Léger - Church and Hosanna Cross

Saint-Léger is a village and a former French community with 126 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .

With effect from January 1, 2019, the former Commune nouvelle Côteaux du Blanzacais and the municipality of Saint-Léger were merged to form the new Commune nouvelle Coteaux-du-Blanzacais. All former municipalities (including those of the former Commune nouvelle) have the status of Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Blanzac-Porcheresse. The administrative headquarters are in Blanzac-Porcheresse.

location

The small town of Saint-Léger lies at an altitude of around 120 meters above sea level. d. M. in the cultural landscape of the Angoumois about 30 kilometers (driving distance) southwest of Angoulême ; the capital of the canton, Blanzac-Porcheresse , is about three kilometers to the north-west. The most important places in the area are Barbezieux (approx. 19 kilometers west) and Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard (approx. 11 kilometers southeast).

Population development

year 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 140 176 181 140 136 125 124

economy

The place, which is surrounded by calcareous soils, is largely characterized by agriculture; Animal husbandry only plays a minor role.

Attractions

Saint-Léger church
  • The single-nave parish church of Saint-Léger essentially dates from the 16th or 17th century; only the apse with its altar and the bell gable , which is separated from the nave by a choir arch, seem to be of older date. The church's greatest treasure is a bell from 1613, which has been listed as a monument historique since 1944 .
  • In the former churchyard there is a so-called Hosanna cross from the 16th century with an octagonal shaft about four meters high and an isosceles lily cross on top. Immediately in front of it there has been a memorial plaque for a fallen soldier in World War I since 2004.
  • The Logis de la Sablière dates back to the 17th century and still has a pigeon house ( pigeonnier ). It is privately owned.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 16-2018-09-28-003 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Coteaux-du-Blanzacais.
  2. ↑ Cloche de l'église Saint-Léger in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

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