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Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis

Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 1°09′05″E / 49.4353°N 1.1514°E / 49.4353; 1.1514
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Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
The town hall in Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
The town hall in Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
Coat of arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
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Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis is located in France
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis is located in Normandy
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
Coordinates: 49°26′07″N 1°09′05″E / 49.4353°N 1.1514°E / 49.4353; 1.1514
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonDarnétal
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Sophie Boucquiaux[1]
Area
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2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,641
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76599 /76160
Elevation20–138 m (66–453 ft)
(avg. 133 m or 436 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-du-Bourg-Denis (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe dy buʁ dəni]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

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Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis is a light industrial suburban town surrounded by woodland and situated in the Roumois, just 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D42 and the D138 roads.

History

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Etymology

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The current official name of the town derives from a mistaken etymology dating back to French Revolution. Political authorities have retained and not reformed this quaint error to the present day. A more rational name would be "Saint-Léger-Bourdeny", after its ancient name "Bourdeny", a Gallo-Roman toponym in -acum, formed with the Germanic personal name Burdinus, thus Burdiniacum > Bourdeny. Burdinus, a given name, gave rise to the patronymic surnames Bourdain and Bourdin, common in west central France.

A similar name can be found in the Merovingian toponym Bourdainville.

Heraldry

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Arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
Arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis
The arms of Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis are blazoned :
Gules, a chevron between 2 leopards heads and a spindle bendwise sinister argent.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19682,144—    
19752,381+1.51%
19822,953+3.12%
19902,772−0.79%
19993,124+1.34%
20073,263+0.55%
20123,449+1.11%
20173,450+0.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Léger, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The debris of a tenth-century castle.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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