Saint-Léger, Belgium Explained

Saint-Léger
Picture-Legend:The church
Map:Saint-Léger Luxembourg Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Saint-Léger in Luxembourg province
Arms:Blason commune de Saint Léger (Belgique, Gaume).svg
Flag:Saint-Léger Belgium.svg
Arrondissement:Virton
Nis:85034
Mayor:Alain Rongvaux (Avenir)
Majority:Avenir
Postal-Codes:6747
Telephone-Area:063
Web: saint-leger.be
Coordinates:49.6167°N 44°W

Saint-Léger (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ leʒe/; also unofficial Saint-Léger-en-Gaume; Walloon: Sint-Ldjir-e-Gåme) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

On 1 January 2022 the municipality, which covers 35.86 km2, had 3,735 inhabitants, giving a population density of 104.0 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the districts of Châtillon, Meix-le-Tige, and Saint-Léger.There is a spar near the town center.

Transport

Saint-Léger is not served by any highways. The closes highway entrance is exit 31 of the E25/E411 highway (Brussels/Liège - Luxembourg) in neighbouring Arlon. There is one major national road that passes Saint-Léger from southwest to northeast. This is the N82 from Virton to the provincial capital Arlon. All N-roads are maintained by the Walloon government. The following roads cross the municipality:[1]

Saint-Léger is served by the Walloon transport authority TEC with following bus lines:[2]

There are no railway lines passing Saint-Léger. The closest train station is in Virton, 11.5 km to the southwest.[3] The closest airport with commercial service is Luxembourg Airport 40.5 km east.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Accueil . 2024-03-13 . geoportail.wallonie.be . en.
  2. Web site: Plans du Reseau . Le Tec.
  3. Web site: Kaart van het hele NMBS-spoorwegnet . NMBS . nl.