Saint-Léger-aux-Bois, Seine-Maritime

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Saint-Léger-aux-Bois

(2020–2026) Rémy Ternisien^[1]Area

11.02 km² (4.25 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

485 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

76598 /76340

Elevation153–221 m (502–725 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Léger-aux-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe o bwa]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, at the junction of the D920, the D7 and the D116 roads, some 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Dieppe.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	502	—
1975	528	+0.72%
1982	512	−0.44%
1990	509	−0.07%
1999	455	−1.24%
2007	480	+0.67%
2012	522	+1.69%
2017	497	−0.98%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of St.Leger, dating from the sixteenth century.
A sixteenth century donjon, the ‘Tour de Mailly’, a 15m diameter round tower.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE