| Official Name: | Leger |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Leger in Edmonton |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant[1] |
| Subdivision Name3: | NW |
| Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name4: | pihêsiwin |
| Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
| Subdivision Name5: | Southwest |
| Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
| Subdivision Name6: | Terwillegar Heights |
| Government Footnotes: | [5] |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [6] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.06 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 2564 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2418.9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
| Population Blank1: | 7.7% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 805 |
| Coordinates: | 53.459°N -113.576°W |
| Elevation M: | 694 |
Leger is a newer neighbourhood in the Terwillegar Heights area of south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
According to the 2005 municipal census, approximately four out of five homes (82%) are single-family dwellings. Another 14% are duplexes[7] and 4% are row houses. Substantially all (97%) of residences are owner-occupied.[8]
The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 23 Avenue, on the west by Terwillegar Drive, on the east by Rabbit Hill Road, and on the north by a utility corridor located just north of 29 Avenue.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Leger had a population of living in dwellings,[9] a 7.7% change from its 2009 population of .[10] With a land area of 1.06km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [9]
The Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre is located in the neighbourhood.[11] The facility has an aquatic centre, a fitness centre and track, a flexi-hall with three full size gymnasiums, an arena with four NHL size ice sheets, a children's wing, and commercial spaces.
There is a kindergarten to junior high (K-9) school in the neighbourhood, Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School, operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System. Also a Senior High (10-12), Lillian Osborne has been built in the area by the Edmonton Public Schools
A catholic high school, Mother Margaret Mary (10-12), was to be complete early 2011, and opened its doors in 2012.
| Leger Transit Centre | |
| Style: | Edmonton LRT |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Platform: | 15 bus bays[12] |
| Opened: | April 26, 2009[13] |
| Parking: | No |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Web: | Leger Transit Centre |
The Leger Transit Centre, opened on April 26, 2009, is located along Leger Road and 23 Avenue next to the Terwillegar Recreation Centre and Lillian Osborne High School. This transit centre has no park & ride or public washrooms but does have a large shelter, a drop off area and vending machines.[14]
The following bus routes serve the transit centre:[15]
See main article: List of Edmonton Transit Service bus routes.
| To/From | Routes |
|---|---|
| Ambleside | 716, 717 |
| Brander Heights | 724 |
| Bulyea Heights | 706, 724 |
| Century Park Transit Centre | 56, 715, 716, 717, 718 |
| Glenridding Heights | 718 |
| Haddow | 717 |
| Hodgson | 724 |
| Mactaggart | 715 |
| Magrath Heights | 715 |
| Meadows Transit Centre | 56 |
| Mill Woods Transit Centre | 56 |
| Ramsay Heights | 713 |
| South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park Transit Centre | 31, 703, 724 |
| South Terwillegar | 715 |
| Southgate Transit Centre | 706 |
| University Transit Centre | 31 |
| West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre | 56 |
| Windermere | 717, 718 |