Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne

Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Commune
Location of Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Saint-Léger-sur-Roanne
Coordinates: 46°02′27″N 3°59′52″E / 46.0408°N 3.9978°E / 46.0408; 3.9978
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonRoanne-2
IntercommunalityRoannais Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Christine Bravo
Area
1
4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,159
  Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42253 /42155
Elevation296–339 m (971–1,112 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 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-sur-Roanne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe syʁ ʁɔan], literally Saint-Léger on Roanne) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

A football team called les Belettes (The Weasels) was created in the village in 2020. In April 2021 the village was the site of a large explosion after gas-cylinders were exposed to fire.