Saint-Léger, Pas-de-Calais explained

Saint-Léger
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Saint-Léger 62.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Bapaume
Insee:	62754
Postal Code:	62128
Mayor:	Michel Blondel^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Sud-Artois
Coordinates:	50.1869°N 2.8586°W
Elevation M:	83
Elevation Min M:	69
Elevation Max M:	117
Area Km2:	7.47

Saint-Léger (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ leʒe/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Saint-Léger lies 10miles south of Arras, at the junction of the D12, D9 and D36E roads. The A1 autoroute passes by half a mile to the east of the commune.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, rebuilt, as was all of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC military cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62754-saint-leger INSEE commune file